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rubricator

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ru⋅bri⋅cate

  [roo-bri-keyt]
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–verb (used with object), -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
1. to mark or color with red.
2. to furnish with or regulate by rubrics.
Origin:
1560–70; < LL rūbrīcātus (ptp. of rūbrīcāre to color red), equiv. to rūbrīc(a) red ocher (see rubric ) + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
ru⋅bri⋅ca⋅tion, noun
ru⋅bri⋅ca⋅tor, noun
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ru·bri·cate   (rōō'brĭ-kāt')   
tr.v.   ru·bri·cat·ed, ru·bri·cat·ing, ru·bri·cates

  1. To arrange, write, or print as a rubric.

  2. To provide with rubrics.

  3. To establish rules for.


[Late Latin rūbrīcāre, rūbrīcāt-, to color red, from Latin rūbrīcātus, rubricated, from rūbrīca, rubric; see rubric.]
ru'bri·ca'tion n., ru'bri·ca'tor n.
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