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Webster 1913 Edition

Miniate

Min′i-ate

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Miniated
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Miniating
.]
[L.
miniatus
, p. p. of
miniare
. See
Minium
.]
To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript.
T. Wharton.

Min′i-ate

,
Adj.
Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.

Webster 1828 Edition

Miniate

MIN'IATE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. minium, vermillion.] To paint or tinge with vermillion.

Definition 2025

miniate

miniate

English

Adjective

miniate ‎(comparative more miniate, superlative most miniate)

  1. Of or relating to the colour of red lead or vermilion; painted with vermilion.

Verb

miniate ‎(third-person singular simple present miniates, present participle miniating, simple past and past participle miniated)

  1. To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion, or with red letters, as in a manuscript.
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Italian

Verb

miniate

  1. second-person plural present subjunctive of minare

Anagrams

Latin

Adjective

miniāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of miniātus

Etymology

Latin miniatus, past participle of miniare. See minium.

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