miniate

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(minē āt′)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
min•i•ate  (minē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing. 
  1. Fine Artto illuminate (a manuscript) in red;
    rubricate.
  • Medieval Latin miniātus rubricated, illuminated, Latin: colored red with cinnabar, equivalent. to mini(um) minium + -ātus -ate1
  • 1650–60
mini•a′tor, n. 

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