Definition of: visit

(viz′it) v.t.
1. To go or come to see (a person) from friendship, courtesy, on business, etc.; make a call on.
2. To go or come to (a place, etc.), as for transacting business or for touring: to visit the Louvre.
3. To be a guest of; stay with temporarily: I visited them for several days.
4. To go or come to so as to make official inspection or inquiry: to visit a military school.
5. To come upon or afflict.
6. To inflict punishment upon or for.
7. To comfort or bless: The Lord hath visited His people.
—v.i.
8. To make a visit; pay a call or calls.
9. To inflict punishment or vengeance. See synonyms under AVENGE.
—noun
1. The act of going or coming to see a person or thing, especially with some formality and with the intention of staying some time; a sojourn in a place or with a person; a call or stay.
2. Colloq. A talk or friendly chat.
3. An authoritative personal call for inspection and examination or discharge of an official or professional duty.
—right of visit See RIGHT OF SEARCH. [<OF visiter <L visitare go to see, freq. of visare <visus, pp. of videre see]