v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Haunted; p. pr. & vb. n. Haunting. ] [ F. hanter; of uncertain origin, perh. from an assumed LL. ambitare to go about, fr. L. ambire (see Ambition); or cf. Icel. heimta to demand, regain, akin to heim home (see Home). √36. ] 1. To frequent; to resort to frequently; to visit pertinaciously or intrusively; to intrude upon. [ 1913 Webster ] You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Those cares that haunt the court and town. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition; -- said of spirits or ghosts, especially of dead people; as, the murdered man haunts the house where he died. [ 1913 Webster ] Foul spirits haunt my resting place. Fairfax. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. To practice; to devote one's self to. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud . . . is cursed. Chaucer. [ 1913 Webster ] Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime. Ascham. [ 1913 Webster ] 4. To accustom; to habituate. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Haunt thyself to pity. Wyclif. [ 1913 Webster ] |