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silver-plate

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver, often electrolytically.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

plate with silver

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • silverplate a watch

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: silverplate

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: plate

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: посребрявам (posrebrjavam) — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Catalan: argentar — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Catalan: platejar — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Dutch: verzilveren — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Finnish: hopeoida — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • German: versilbern — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Italian: argentare — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Polish: posrebrzać — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Portuguese: argentar — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Russian: серебри́ть (serebrítʹ) — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Russian: посеребри́ть (poserebrítʹ) — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Spanish: platear — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver
  • Spanish: argentar — to coat a metal surface with a thin layer of silver