Main Entry: ²plate

Function: transitive verb

Inflected Form(s): plat·ed; plat·ing

Date: 14th century

1 : to cover or equip with plate: as a : to provide with armor plate b : to cover with an adherent layer mechanically, chemically, or electrically; also : to deposit (as a layer) on a surface
2 : to make a printing surface from or for
3 : to fix or secure with a plate
4 : to cause (as a runner) to score in baseball
5 : to arrange (food) on a plate