Replates

Part of speech: verb, noun

Definitions

1. Applies a new coating of metal to an object that was previously plated ; arranges or presents food again on a plate
2. Coats an object with a fresh layer of metal plating ; puts food back onto a plate for serving or presentation
3. Restores the metal plating on an item ; places or arranges food on a plate anew

Etymology: "Replates" is simply the third-person singular present form of "replate", so the verb itself is what needs explaining. The base word "plate" comes from Old French "plate", which passed into Middle English as "plate" and traces back through Vulgar Latin "platta" to ancient Greek "platús", meaning "broad" or "flat". The idea of a flat, broad surface is what gave us the thin sheet of metal, and later the dish. The prefix "re-" comes from Latin, where it meant "again" or "back", and entered English through Old French. Put together, "replate" means to coat a surface with metal once more, typically to restore worn silverware or other metalwork. "Replates" applies that action to a single subject, as in "he replates the old candlesticks."