rubricate

American  

[roo-bri-keyt] / ˈru brɪˌkeɪt /

verb (used with object)

rubricated, rubricating

1. to mark or color with red.

2. to furnish with or regulate by rubrics.

---

rubricate British  

/ ˈruːbrɪˌkeɪt /

verb

1. to print (a book or manuscript) with red titles, headings, etc

2. to mark in red

3. to supply with or regulate by rubrics

---

Other Word Forms

• rubrication noun
• rubricator noun

Etymology

Origin of rubricate

1560–70; < Late Latin rūbrīcātus (past participle of rūbrīcāre to color red), equivalent to rūbrīc ( a ) red ocher ( rubric ) + -ātus -ate ¹

Example Sentences

V. be red, become red &c. adj.; blush, flush, color up, mantle, redden. render red &c. adj.; redden, rouge; rubify†, rubricate; incarnadine.; ruddle†.

From Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Roget, Peter Mark