Miniate

Min″i‐ate (?), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Miniated (?); p. pr. & vb. n.Miniating (?).] [L. miniatus, p. p. of miniare. See Minium.] To paint or tinge with red lead or vermilion; also, to decorate with letters, or the like, painted red, as the page of a manuscript. T. Wharton.