miniate
[
min
-ee-eyt]
/ˈmɪn iˌeɪt/
verb (used with object)
,
miniated,
miniating.
1.
to illuminate (a manuscript) in red; rubricate.
Origin
1650-60;
<
Medieval Latin
miniātus
rubricated, illuminated,
Latin:
colored red with cinnabar, equivalent to
mini
(
um
)
minium
+
-ātus
-ate
1
Related forms
miniator,
noun