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rubricate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
rubri-cate
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Marked with red.

Obsolete

verb

To write in the form of a rubric.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Etymology

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

Origin

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

more rubricate (comparative) most rubricate (superlative) rubricates (present, singular) rubricating (participle, present) rubricated (participle, past) rubricated (past)

Derived Forms

rubricator unrubricated

Synonyms

miniate

Questions

What does rubricate mean?
Marked with red.
Where does rubricate come from?
It is traced to Latin.

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