re·plate
(ˌ)rē-ˈplāt 
replated; replating
: 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
Bryce SandersA scramble to replate the men's quail dish leads to a messy plate and cold food …—Gwendolyn Richards
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
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
John Bartlow Martin
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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Even the antique stop valves and supply lines, which had to be taken apart and replated, turned into a restoration project.
—Rhonda Reinhart, Country Living, 1 May 2023
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“Replate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/replate. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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