Haunt (hänt; 277), 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.
You wrong me, sir, thus still to haunt my house. Shak.
Those cares that haunt the court and town. Swift.
2. To inhabit or frequent as a specter; to visit as a ghost or apparition.
Foul spirits haunt my resting place. Fairfax.
3. To practice; to devote one's self to.
That other merchandise that men haunt with fraud... is cursed. Chaucer.
Leave honest pleasure, and haunt no good pastime. Ascham.
4. To accustom; to habituate.
Haunt thyself to pity. Wyclif.