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miniate

American  
[min-ee-eyt] / ˈmɪn iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object)

miniated, miniating

  1. to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.

Other Word Forms

  • miniator noun

Etymology

Origin of miniate

1650–60; < Medieval Latin miniātus rubricated, illuminated, Latin: colored red with cinnabar, equivalent to mini ( um ) minium + -ātus -ate 1

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