to miniate
- verb
- Archaic
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miniaturar
- In medieval times, scribes would miniate the edges of the parchment with bright vermilion.
Examples
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The ancient manuscript was miniated with delicate red decorations on every page.
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Artists sometimes miniated their works to highlight important passages and embellish texts.
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The artist will miniate the manuscript with intricate designs.
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She miniated the ancient texts with beautiful illustrations.
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In medieval times, scribes would miniate the edges of the parchment with bright vermilion.
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The ancient manuscript was miniated with delicate red decorations on every page.
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Artists sometimes miniated their works to highlight important passages and embellish texts.
Synonyms
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To add a small amount of color to something
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To decorate old hand-written books with gold and bright pictures
Use red letters in writing to show headings and important parts
Mark writing with red ink to show mistakes or important parts
To color something red with red powder or paint
To make something a deep red like a ruby
To decorate a book page with gold or bright colors
How Decorated
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- Archaic
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Miniate comes from the old Latin word minium, meaning 'red lead' or bright red paint that scribes used to color books. The same root is in miniature, which first meant a small painting colored with minium, so to miniate is to paint or decorate a manuscript with red pigment.