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View synonyms for electroplate

electroplate

[ ih-lek-truh-pleyt ]

verb (used with object)

, e·lec·tro·plat·ed, e·lec·tro·plat·ing.
  1. to plate or coat with a metal by electrolysis.


noun

  1. electroplated articles or ware.

electroplate

/ ɪˈlɛktrəʊˌpleɪt /

verb

  1. tr to plate (an object) by electrolysis
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

noun

  1. electroplated articles collectively, esp when plated with silver
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. coated with metal by electrolysis; electroplated
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • eˈlectroˌplater, noun
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Other Words From

  • e·lectro·plater noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of electroplate1

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

Poor-quality electroplated, galvanized nails or screws could begin to corrode in just a few years.

They were treated with an electroplating process that fused a copper coating onto the forms, which were finished in bronze.

What about those cheap electroplated roofing nails the roofer used to install your shingles?

Aloofly minimalist yet interactive, the New York artist’s “X” comprises 10 near-identical canvases, electroplated all over with mirror-like silver, and the track lighting above.

Related copper etchings appear in the show, and Barney has electroplated them over varying times, encrusting them with weird metal nodules.

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