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visit on
visit on
visit
something
(up)
on
someone
Fig.
to inflict something upon someone. (Stilted.
Upon
is formal and less commonly used than
on.
)
The FBI visited a plague of investigations on the mayor's staff.
The storm visited disaster on the little village.
See also:
on
,
visit
visit on
or
visit upon
v.
To inflict something punishing or burdensome on someone or something. Used chiefly in the passive:
A plague was visited on the village.
See also:
on
,
visit
Common Names:
Name
Gender
Pronounced
Usage
Witt
[wit]
Johnnie
['dʒɔni]
Herodes
-
Ancient Greek, Biblical Greek, Biblical Latin
Dexter
DEKS-tər
English
Yehoyakhin
-
Biblical Hebrew
Androcles
AN-drə-kleez
(English)
Ancient Greek (Latinized)
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