verb
- to plate again with a thin layer of metal
Usage: technical
Examples
- The antique silverware needed to be replated after years of use.
- The jeweler will replate the ring with gold.
- We decided to replate the old chrome bumper.
- The factory replates worn parts to extend their life.
- It’s cheaper to replate than to buy new fixtures.
- The restoration shop can replate vintage car parts.