Fre*quent" (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frequented;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Frequenting.]
[L. frequentare: cf. F. fréquenter. See Frequent, a.] 1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually.
He frequented the court of
Augustus.
Dryden. 2. To make full;
to fill. [Obs.]
With their
sighs the air
Frequenting, sent from
hearts contrite.
Milton.
Fre"quent (?), a. [L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F.
fréquent. Cf. Farce, n.]
1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent
visits. "Frequent feudal towers." Byron.
2. Addicted to any course of
conduct; inclined to indulge in
any practice; habitual; persistent.
He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government.
Swift. 3. Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.]
'T is Cæsar's will to have
a frequent senate.
B.
Jonson. 4. Often or commonly reported.
[Obs.]
'T is
frequent in the city he hath subdued
The Catti and the Daci.
Massinger.
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