adj
Meaning 1
Marked with red.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: obsolete
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Standard Lemma guide
rubricate
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verb
Meaning 2
To write in the form of a rubric.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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verb
Meaning 3
To create rubrication; to illuminate a manuscript with red letters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
Meaning 4
sign with a mark instead of a name
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: sign, subscribe
verb
Meaning 5
decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: miniate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: illuminate
verb
Meaning 6
furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- the manuscript is not rubricated
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Broader terms: format, arrange
verb
Meaning 7
place in the church calendar as a red-letter day honoring a saint
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She was rubricated by the pope
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Broader terms: recognize, recognise
History
Etymology
From Latin rubricatus, past participle of rubricare (“to colour red”). See rubric.