regain(1) (iou) and visit(2) (iou)

regain(1) (iou)

regain noun. E20.
[from the verb.]
An act of regaining something; recovery. Also, an amount regained. E20.
The amount of moisture in a textile fibre or fabric, expressed as a proportion of the weight of the dry material. E20.

visit(2) (iou)

visit verb. ME.
[Old & mod. French visiter or Latin visitare go to see, frequentative of visare view, see to, visit, from vis- pa. ppl stem of videre see. Senses 1-7 are based on those of late Latin visitare in the Vulgate.]
I.
verb trans. Of God: come to (a person) in order to bring comfort or salvation. arch. ME.
W. Cowper For He..Shall visit earth in Mercy.
verb trans. Esp. of God: come to (a person) in order to observe or examine a person's behaviour; subject to scrutiny. ME-M17.
J. Caryl The eye of God is alway upon us..he visiteth us.
verb trans. Of a disease, a calamity, a fear, etc.: come upon, attack, afflict. Freq. in pass. and foll. by with or by. ME.
J. E. T. Rogers Cornwall must have been..lightly visited with the Plague. E. B. White Publishers are often visited with vague forebodings.
verb trans. Punish (wrongdoing) (foll. by with); inflict punishment for (wrongdoing) on a person. ME.
J. A. Froude Mild offences were visited with the loss of eyes or ears. G. Priestland The sins of his father should in no way be visited on the son.
verb trans. & (rare) intrans. Inflict harm or punishment on (a person); deal severely with, afflict, (a person) with something as a punishment. ME.
Smollett Indignation..directed to Cot Almighty, who visited his people with distempers. J. Jortin Reasons why God doth not immediately visit the disobedient.
II.
verb trans. Go to, or make a practice of going to, (the sick, the poor, etc.) in order to give comfort or assistance, esp. out of charity or in fulfilment of pastoral duty. ME.
Shakespeare Measure for Measure Bound by my charity..I come to visit the afflicted spirits Here in the prison. Elizabeth Hamilton The minister..had been sent for..to visit a sick parishioner.
verb trans. & intrans. Pay a sociable, polite, or friendly call on (a person); go to see (a person) for a particular purpose. Also, reside temporarily with (a person) as a guest. ME.
M. Moorcock Uncle Semya wanted me to..visit him in Odessa. D. DeLillo Bee wants to visit at Christmas.
b. verb trans. Orig., go to (a person for sexual intercourse). Now only spec., (of a bitch) be put to mate with (a dog). LME.
c. verb trans. Of a doctor etc.: attend (a patient) professionally; examine medically. LME.
d. verb trans. Go to (a person etc.) with hostile intentions. Long rare or obsolete. M16.
e. verb intrans. Foll. by with: go and see, esp. socially (now N. Amer.). Also (US), converse, chat (with). M19.
L. Duncan You two visit a minute while I get something I left in my room.
verb trans. Go to look at; inspect, examine; esp. examine (vessels, goods, baggage, etc.) officially. ME.
R. Orme A passport..should exempt the goods..from being visited or stopped by the officers.
b. verb trans. & intrans. spec. Go to (an institution) to ensure that everything is in order; make periodic official calls to (an institution) for supervisory purposes. ME.
Ld Macaulay A commission with power to visit..the Church of England.
verb trans. Go to or stay for a limited time at (a place) for interest or for a purpose; spec. (a) go to (a church etc.) for worship or as a religious duty; (b) (of a migratory bird or an animal) fly to or frequent (a certain locality etc.) at a particular time of the year. ME.
R. W. Emerson In sweeping showers, the spring Visits the valley. Which? A full-time 'facilitator' (who visits GP practices to train the..staff). National Trust Magazine Optional tour..visits the..museum of vernacular architecture.
verb trans. Foll. by with: come to (a person) bringing something of benefit; enrich (a person) with some benefit. ME-M17.
visited ppl adjective (a) afflicted with illness; attacked by plague or Other epidemic; (b) (of a place, person, etc.) that has been visited, that is the object of a visit or visits: M16.
visi'tee noun a person to whom a visit is paid E18.
visiter noun (now rare) a visitor LME.

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