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visit on

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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