miniate

[ min-ee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

, min·i·at·ed, min·i·at·ing.

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

Other Words From

• mini·ator noun

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