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.