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 for3: to fix or secure with a plate4: to cause (as a runner) to score in baseball5: to arrange (food) on a plate