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

We went on past a display of electroplate with a card about presents in the window, past a window full of white flowers, past a carriage-builder's and a glove shop.

From Select Conversations with an Uncle (Now Extinct) And Two Other Reminiscences by Wells, H. G. (Herbert George)

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

There are oil paintings on the walls; there is an immense amount of the most expensive electroplate on the dinner table; the toilet accessories in the guest chambers are 'elegant' and recherché.

From Hodge and His Masters by Jefferies, Richard

She made use of it as, on occasions requiring a show of lavishness, people eke out a meager supply of silver with plenty of plausible electroplate.

From The Side Of The Angels A Novel by King, Basil

It taught you how to make all sorts of things—galvanic batteries, and kites, and mouse-traps, and how to electroplate things, and how to do wood-carving and leather-work.

From Oswald Bastable and Others by Brock, C. E. (Charles Edmund)