rare. [Back-formation from ULTIMATUM sb.] trans. = ULTIMATUM v.
1892. Black & White, 30 Jan., 135/2. President Harrison has at last ‘ultimated’ Chili, as the Americans will probably soon be saying.
1898. Pall Mall G., 28 Sept., 2. At last the four Powers are going to ultimate the Sultan about the Turkish troops in Crete.
