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RUBRICATING
Verb
rubricating
present participle of rubricate
Source: Wiktionary
RUBRICATE
Ru"bri*cate, a. Etym: [L. rubricatus p.p. of rubricare to color red. See Rubric, n.]
Definition: Marked with red. Sp
Ru"bri*cate, v. t.
Definition: To mark or distinguished with red; to arrange as in a rubric; to establish in a settled and unchangeable form. Foxe. A system . . . according to which the thoughts of men were to be classed and rubricated forever after. Hare.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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