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miniate

[ min-ee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, min·i·at·ed, min·i·at·ing.
  1. to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.


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Other Words From

  • mini·ator noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of miniate1

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

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