rubricate

verb

ru·bri·cate ˈrü-bri-ˌkāt

rubricated; rubricating

transitive verb

: to write or print as a rubric

: to provide with a rubric

rubrication

ˌrü-bri-ˈkā-shən

noun

rubricator

ˈrü-bri-ˌkā-tər

noun

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1570, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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