单词 | replate |
释义 | replate1 of 2verb re·plate (ˌ)rē-ˈplāt replated; replating 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 2 of 2noun re·plate ˈrē-ˌplāt plural replates : 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 |
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