Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb miniate

2 senses of miniate

Sense 1
miniate -- (paint with red lead or vermilion)
       => color, colour, emblazon -- (decorate with colors; "color the walls with paint in warm tones")

Sense 2
miniate, rubricate -- (decorate (manuscripts) with letters painted red; "In this beautiful book, all the place names are rubricated")
       => illuminate -- (add embellishments and paintings to (medieval manuscripts))