replate

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verb

re·​plate (ˌ)rē-ˈplāt 

replated; replating

transitive verb

: to plate (something) again: such as

a

: to arrange (food) again on a different plate or dish

Entertaining doesn't mean cooking from scratch. You can buy prepared entrees at the grocery and replate them.

—Bryce Sanders

A scramble to replate the men's quail dish leads to a messy plate and cold food …

—Gwendolyn Richards

b

: to cover (something, such as jewelry or hardware) again with a thin adherent layer of metal

replating antique silverware

"Every nut and bolt has to be refurbished. Taken out, replated, put back in. …"

—P. J. Smith

c

: to change (something, such as a newspaper page) by altering or resetting its printing plate (see plate entry 1 sense 4a)

… said, "Put that in—the editorial page," and strode out. … The editorial page was replated.

—John Bartlow Martin

replate

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noun

re·​plate ˈrē-ˌplāt 

plural replates

: a printing of an edition of a newspaper or periodical in which new material is inserted by an alteration or resetting of a plate (see plate entry 1 sense 4a)

In old newspaper parlance, it's a replate, a replacement of the earlier printing plates with new ones containing later information. Current technology, however, doesn't require plates, ink, or delivery people.

—Donald R. Shanor

Examples of replate in a Sentence

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Verb

Even the antique stop valves and supply lines, which had to be taken apart and replated, turned into a restoration project. —Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 1 May 2023

Word History

First Known Use

Verb

1796, in the meaning defined above

Noun

1921, in the meaning defined above