ru|bri|cate

ru|bri|cate
ru|bri|cate «ROO bruh kayt», transitive verb, -cat|ed, -cat|ing.
1. to mark or color with red.
2. to furnish with rubrics.
3. to regulate by rubrics.
[< Latin rubrīcāre (with English -ate1) to color red < rubrīca red coloring matter; see etym. under rubric (Cf.rubric)]

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