verb trans
to pay a call on (somebody) for reasons of kindness, friendship, ceremony, or business
to reside with (somebody) temporarily as a guest
to go or come to look at or stay at (a place), e.g. for business or sightseeing
to go or come officially to inspect or oversee (a place)
(usu passive) to afflict (something unpleasant) on a person or place
was visited by the plague
archaic (+ on/upon) to inflict punishment on somebody for (something)
He will visit the sins of the fathers upon the children
archaic said of God: to comfort (somebody)
Visit us with thy salvation — Charles Wesley
to make a visit or visits
NAmer, informal (often + with) to chat with somebody
visitable adj
[Middle English visiten via French from Latin visitare, frequentative of visere to go to see, from vidēre to see]