Origin: Latin
suffix -ate
Miniate has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
Verb
1
paint with red lead or vermilion
2
decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red
"In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated"
3
To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion, or with red letters, as in a manuscript.
Adjective
1
Of or relating to the colour of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.
Broader Terms (hypernyms)