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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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visit — [viz′it] vt. [ME visiten < OFr visiter < L visitare, freq. < visere, to go to see < visus: see VISION] 1. to go or come to see (someone) out of friendship or for social reasons 2. to stay with as a guest for a time 3. to go or come to … English World dictionary
visit — (v.) early 13c., come to (a person) to comfort or benefit, from O.Fr. visiter, from L. visitare to go to see, come to inspect, frequentative of visere behold, visit (a person or place), from pp. stem of videre to see, notice, observe (see VISION… … Etymology dictionary
Punishment — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Punishment >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 punishment punishment punition Sgm: N 1 chastisement chastisement chastening Sgm: N 1 correction correction castigation GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 discipline discipline … English dictionary for students
visit — /viz it/, v.t. 1. to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time for reasons of sociability, politeness, business, curiosity, etc.: to visit a friend; to visit clients; to visit Paris. 2. to stay with as a guest. 3.… … Universalium
punishment — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) Applying a penalty for an offense Nouns 1. punishment; chastisement, chastening; correction, castigation; discipline, infliction, trial; judgment, penalty; retribution; thunderbolt, nemesis; requital,… … English dictionary for students
visit — vis•it [[t]ˈvɪz ɪt[/t]] v. t. 1) to go to and stay with (a person or family) or at (a place) for a short time 2) to stay with as a guest 3) to go to for the purpose of official inspection or examination 4) to come upon; afflict: The plague… … From formal English to slang
visit — /ˈvɪzət / (say vizuht) verb (t) 1. to go to see (a person, place, etc.) in the way of friendship, ceremony, duty, business, curiosity, or the like. 2. to call upon (a person, family, etc.) for social or other purposes. 3. to make a stay or… …
visit — v. & n. v. (visited, visiting) 1 a tr. (also absol.) go or come to see (a person, place, etc.) as an act of friendship or ceremony, on business or for a purpose, or from interest. b tr. go or come to see for the purpose of official inspection,… … Useful english dictionary
visit — 1. verb /ˈvɪzɪt/ a) To go and meet (a person) or see (a place). Im just visiting for the day. b) To inflict (a punishment etc.) 2. noun /ˈvɪzɪt/ a) A single act of visiting … Wiktionary
visit — v 1. call on or upon, look in on, look [s.o.] up, see; come around, come by, stop in or by, Inf. pop in. 2. come or go to, attend, Sl. make the scene; appear, turn up, show up, make or put in an appearance, show one s face. 3. take in, Inf. do,… … A Note on the Style of the synonym finder
