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Definition of: infinitate
(in·fin′ə·tāt) v.t. ·tat·ed, ·tat·ing Logic
To make (a positive concept or proposition) infinite or indefinite by adding a negative prefix to one of its terms; also, to make (a negative concept or proposition) positive by the reverse of this method: “Tigers are not herbivorous” when infinitated becomes “Tigers are non–herbivorous.” [<Med. L infinitatus, pp. of infinitare render infinite <infinitus infinite]
—in·fin′i·ta′tion noun
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