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miniate

[ min-ee-eyt ]

/ ˈmɪn iˌeɪt /

verb (used with object), min·i·at·ed, min·i·at·ing.

to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.

Words nearby miniate

mini, mini-, mini-me, mini-state, mini-vac, miniate, miniature, miniature bull terrier, miniature camera, miniature golf, miniature photography

Origin of miniate

1650–60; < Medieval Latin miniātus rubricated, illuminated, Latin: colored red with cinnabar, equivalent to mini(um) minium + -ātus -ate¹

OTHER WORDS FROM miniate

min·i·a·tor, noun

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