Meaning

2 senses
  1. (transitive)To write in the form of a rubric.

  2. To create rubrication; to illuminate a manuscript with red letters.

    decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red

Origin

From Latin rubricatus, past participle of rubricare (“to colour red”). See rubric.

From Latin rubricatus, past participle of rubricare (“to colour red”). See rubric.

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Forms

rubricates, rubricating, rubricated, rubricated
Base formrubricate · to rubricate
3rd person singularrubricates
Present participlerubricating
Past simplerubricated
Past participlerubricated

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theyrubricate
he, she, itrubricates

Past simpleLesson

all personsrubricated

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave rubricated
he, she, ithas rubricated

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill rubricate

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red:miniate

Word family

3 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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