electroplate

American  

[ih-lek-truh-pleyt] / ɪˈlɛk trəˌpleɪt /

verb (used with object)

electroplated, electroplating

1. to plate or coat with a metal by electrolysis.

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noun

1. electroplated articles or ware.

electroplate British  

/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌpleɪt /

verb

1. (tr) to plate (an object) by electrolysis

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noun

1. electroplated articles collectively, esp when plated with silver

adjective

1. coated with metal by electrolysis; electroplated

Other Word Forms

• electroplater
  noun

Etymology

Origin of electroplate

First recorded in 1860–65; electro- + plate ¹

Example Sentences

But we shall also, in the course of our experiments, find that a cheap metal can be coated with a costly one by means of electricity—that we can electroplate by electrolysis.

From Electricity for Boys by Zerbe, James Slough

It has turned the electroplate workshops of the town on to making steel helmets, and in general has been "working in" the smaller engineering concerns so as to make them feed the larger ones.

From The War on All Fronts: England's Effort Letters to an American Friend by Choate, Joseph Hodges

A metallic surface which it is intended to electroplate must, as has been mentioned, be scrupulously clean.

From On Laboratory Arts by Threlfall, Richard

These numerous little holes present a difficult surface for making a good wax mold when an electroplate is made for printing.

From Type Typographic Technical Series for Apprentices #1 by Stewart, A. A.

It was not great oratory after all; it was not true oratory of any kind; but it was a splendid imitation of the real thing—the finest electroplate anywhere to be found.

From Modern Leaders: Being a Series of Biographical Sketches by McCarthy, Justin