▪ I. † ˈinfimate, n. Obs. rare.
[ad. L. īnfimāt-is (Plautus) one of the lowest, f. infimus lowest, infimous; after optimate.]
One of the lowest class.
| 1733 Tull Horse-Hoing Husb. Pref. 7 He will not suffer, that the Possessors of Land shall be trampled on by Servants and Labourers, or other Infimates of the Country. |
▪ II. † ˈinfimate, v. Obs. rare.
[f. ppl. stem of L. infimāre to make low, f. infim-us lowest, infimous.]
trans. To make low or base; to degrade, debase. Hence infimating ppl. a., debasing.
| a 1641 Bp. R. Montagu Acts & Mon. (1642) 394 Popular novellising factionists and infimating sectaries..who through colour of piety trouble all. |