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rubricate

rub·ri·cate

uncommon obsolete

verb

1.

place in the calendar as a red-letter saint

  • “She was rubricated by the Pope”
2.

furnish with rubrics or regulate by rubrics

  • “the manuscript is not rubricated”
3.

decorate (manuscipts) with letters painted red

  • “In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated”
Synonyms
4.

sign with a mark instead of a name

Origin

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

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