Silver-plate (Verb)
Meaning
Plate with silver; "silverplate a watch".
Classification
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
Examples
- The company silver-plates their custom trophies to give them a luxurious appearance.
- To match the dining set, she decided to silver-plate the newly acquired vintage forks.
- In an effort to reduce the monetary value of the item, he chose not to silver-plate the cup.
- She took her old locket to the local jeweler to have it silver-plate it.
- He carefully polished the figure before applying the solution to silver-plate it.