imitatest

English

Verb

imitatest

1. (archaic) second-person singular simple present indicative of imitate
   • 1598, Lewes of Granada, translated by Francis Meres, The Sinners Guyde. A Worke Contayning the Whole Regiment of a Christian Life Deuided into Two Bookes: VVherein Sinners Are Reclaimed from the By-Path of Vice and Destruction, and Brought vnto the High-Way of Euerlasting Happinesse., London: […] Iames Roberts, for Paule Linley, & Iohn Flasket, […], page 311:

     All theſe things are remembred more largely and prolixely of me, that thou mayeſt vnderſtand, that notwithſtanding the mercy of God, which thou pretendeſt, God ſuffereth ſo many to be Infidels, and in the Church ſo many euill Chriſtians, and ſo many Infidels, and ſo many euill Chriſtians to periſh, ſo alſo he will permit thee to periſh with them, if thou imitateſt theyr life.

   • 1619, Lewis of Puente, translated by Iohn Heigham, Meditations vpon the Mysteries of Our Holie Faith, with the Practice of Mental Prayer Touching the Same, first tome, S. Omers [Saint-Omer, Pas-de-Calais], page 171:

     Seeing thou wast called to imitate Chriſt, imitate not his enemie, for if thou imitatest him in enuie, thou shallt bee partaker of the death that entred thereby.

   • 1634, Matheo Aleman, translated by Diego Puede-Ser, The Rogue: or, the Life of Guzman de Alfarache, London: […] Richard Badger, for Robert Allot, […]:

     Thou imitateſt that importunate, troubleſome, and eare-offending Fly (through his untuneable buzzing) the Scarabee, who not dwelling on the ſweeter ſort of Flowers, flies from forth the delicate Gardens, and pleaſant Woods, for to ſettle on a Cowe-ſheard, fall upon a dunghill, and other ſuch like noyſome places.