ultimate as a verb

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#531483 Mon, 23 Jun 08 04:34 PM

ultimate as a verb means to make something radical, right? thanks a lot.

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Avangi

#531486 Mon, 23 Jun 08 04:41 PM

I don't have it. Do you have any kind of reference?

Edit. In desperation I went to Urban Dictionary, and the way they list the many nouns which are modified by the adjective "ultimate" to make common expressions, or maybe compound nouns, could entice one to think it might be a verb. The adjective "ultimate" surely can make a noun radical! (Ultimate Sloppy Whopper Combo) (Ultimate sex) [randomly selected]

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#531677 Tue, 24 Jun 08 01:36 AM

In M-W, ultimate means end as in verb. This explanation is kind of blur to me.

Avangi
I don't have it. Do you have any kind of reference?

Edit. In desperation I went to Urban Dictionary, and the way they list the many nouns which are modified by the adjective "ultimate" to make common expressions, or maybe compound nouns, could entice one to think it might be a verb. The adjective "ultimate" surely can make a noun radical! (Ultimate Sloppy Whopper Combo) (Ultimate sex) [randomly selected]

Best regards, - A.

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Avangi

#531685 Tue, 24 Jun 08 02:57 AM

Oh dear. If you mean what you attributed to M-W is a blur, I agree. It's a blur to me too. I have no idea what it means. Can I assume from this that you didn't visit Urban Dictionary in your search?

If you mean that what I wrote is kind of a blur, I apologize. I was trying to explain that "ultimate" is not a verb (so far as I know) but is an adjective. It looks something like "intimate," which I believe is both an adjective and a verb.

I'll have another look around,

Best wishes, - A.

Edit. I can't seem to find your M-W reference

I agree, it's fair to say that "ultimate" can make something radical, but I think it does its job as an adjective, not a verb.

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#531695 Tue, 24 Jun 08 04:23 AM

No, I understood you thought ultimate was not a verb. I meant the one in M-W was blur.

Is there a verb expressing the concept as in ultimate? Thanks a lot.

BTW, mine is an electronic M-W.

Avangi
Oh dear. If you mean what you attributed to M-W is a blur, I agree. It's a blur to me too. I have no idea what it means. Can I assume from this that you didn't visit Urban Dictionary in your search?

If you mean that what I wrote is kind of a blur, I apologize. I was trying to explain that "ultimate" is not a verb (so far as I know) but is an adjective. It looks something like "intimate," which I believe is both an adjective and a verb.

I'll have another look around,

Best wishes, - A.

Edit. I can't seem to find your M-W reference

I agree, it's fair to say that "ultimate" can make something radical, but I think it does its job as an adjective, not a verb.

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CalifJim

#531705 Tue, 24 Jun 08 05:15 AM

A few examples from Google. My guess is that it means "bring about". This is the first I've ever heard of "ultimate" as a verb.

...but uses modern punctuation (the colon) to ultimate the caesura of Old English alliterative verse. ...

strategy to be applied in order to ultimate a particular goal.

... exceptional a nature is this: though the man's even temper and discreet bearing would seem to ultimate a mind peculiarly subject to the law of reason, ...

(The last example is from Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter.)

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#532122 Wed, 25 Jun 08 01:37 AM

That's a first for me too:

ul·ti·mate

Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb : to come to an end or issue : EVENTUATE, END

transitive verb : to bring to an end or issue

http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com

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#532131 Wed, 25 Jun 08 02:34 AM

Well, I have been trying to find a verb in the following sense:

We want to find whether Medicine A is harmful, we apply 10 times of the normal amount of this medicine to mice to enlarge the effect so that we can notice it easily.

So I was thinking to say: Let's ultimate this experiment by applying 10 times of the normal amount to find out whether this medicine is harmful.

Since several persons have said here ultimate as a verb just means "bring about," I do not think ultimate is the very right word I would like to use above. Can anyone help me find a suitable word? Thanks a lot.

Marius Hancu
That's a first for me too:

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ul·ti·mate
Function: verb
Inflected Form(s): -ed/-ing/-s

intransitive verb : to come to an end or issue : EVENTUATE, END

transitive verb : to bring to an end or issue

http://unabridged.merriam-webster.com

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CalifJim

#532134 Wed, 25 Jun 08 03:07 AM

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Since several persons have said here ultimate as a verb just means "bring about," I do not think ultimate is the very right word

No, it is certainly not the right word. Not only is the meaning not right for that context, but no one will know what you're talking about anyway because the word is so rarely used in modern English.

Suggestions:

Let's take this experiment to the limit.

Let's take this experiment to the maximum.

Let's increase the dosage to the maximum.

It will be difficult, I suspect, to find a single verb that communicates what you want and is still idiomatic.

Let's enlarge this experiment, Let's increase this experiment, and Let's exaggerate this experiment are not quite idiomatic enough to be useful (although exaggerate isn't too bad a choice).

Others will have more and better suggestions, I'm sure.

CalifJim

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