Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for Visit (-ed, -ing, -s)
visit (-ed, -ing, -s), v. [OFr visiter < L. vīsitāre, to go to see, to inspect; < L. vīs-, ppl. stem of vidēre, to see.] (webplay: come, confirm, day, divine, early, friend, go, God, guest, know, long, men, others, persons, see, superior, visit).
- Accompany; rest upon; come into the presence of.
- Overtake; pass by; come suddenly; [fig.] make physical contact; call upon for the purpose of intimate relations; [paradox] cause to freeze; affect with frost.
- Enter; appear; come into a home; [fig.] waft in; drift into a place.
- Travel to; take a trip to; go to a place for a set period of time.
- Stay; dwell; reside; attend; occupy; be present.
- Acknowledge; go out to meet with; become better acquainted with.
- Punish; afflict; curse; thwart.
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