replate

verb

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re·plate | \ (ˌ)rē-ˈplāt

replated; replating

Definition of replate

(Entry 1 of 2)

transitive verb

: to plate (something) again: such as

a : to arrange (food) again on a different plate or dish Entertaining doesn't mean cooking from scratch. You can buy prepared entrees at the grocery and replate them.— Bryce Sanders A scramble to replate the men's quail dish leads to a messy plate and cold food …— Gwendolyn Richards

b : to cover (something, such as jewelry or hardware) again with a thin adherent layer of metal replating antique silverware "Every nut and bolt has to be refurbished. Taken out, replated, put back in. …"— P. J. Smith

c : to change (something, such as a newspaper page) by altering or resetting its printing plate (see plate entry 1 sense 4a) … said, "Put that in—the editorial page," and strode out. … The editorial page was replated.— John Bartlow Martin

replate

noun

re·plate | \ ˈrē-ˌplāt

plural replates

Definition of replate (Entry 2 of 2)

: a printing of an edition of a newspaper or periodical in which new material is inserted by an alteration or resetting of a plate (see plate entry 1 sense 4a) In old newspaper parlance, it's a replate, a replacement of the earlier printing plates with new ones containing later information. Current technology, however, doesn't require plates, ink, or delivery people.— Donald R. Shanor