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  1.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Frequent \Fre*quent"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Frequented; p. pr. & vb. n. Frequenting.] [L. frequentare: cf. F. fr['e]quenter. See Frequent, a.] 1. To visit often; to resort to often or habitually; as, to frequent a tavern. [1913 Webster]

    He frequented the court of Augustus. --Dryden. [1913 Webster]

    2. To make full; to fill. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

    With their sighs the air Frequenting, sent from hearts contrite. --Milton. [1913 Webster]

  2.                 From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
                    

    Frequent \Fre"quent\, a. [L. frequens, -entis, crowded, frequent, akin to farcire to stuff: cf. F. fr['e]quent. Cf. Farce, n.] 1. Often to be met with; happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring; as, frequent visits. "Frequent feudal towers." --Byron. [1913 Webster]

    2. Addicted to any course of conduct; inclined to indulge in any practice; habitual; persistent. [1913 Webster]

    He has been loud and frequent in declaring himself hearty for the government. --Swift. [1913 Webster]

    3. Full; crowded; thronged. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

    'T is C[ae]sar's will to have a frequent senate. --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]

    4. Often or commonly reported. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

    'T is frequent in the city he hath subdued The Catti and the Daci. --Massinger. [1913 Webster]