Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

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.

Miniate \Min"i*ate\, a.
   Of or pertaining to the color of red lead or vermilion;
   painted with vermilion.

Source : WordNet®

miniate
     v 1: paint with red lead or vermilion
     2: decorate (manuscipts) with letters painted red; "In this
        beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated" [syn:
        {rubricate}]