The Collaborative International Dictionary
Miniating
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.
Wiktionary
miniating
vb. (present participle of miniate English)