WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
min•i•ate
(min′ē āt′),USA pronunciation v.t., -at•ed, -at•ing.
min′i•a′tor, n.
- 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
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