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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Electroplate

/ĭlˌ-ĕk'-trəp-lātˌ/ · E·lec·tro·plate · IPA /ˌɪlˈɛktrəplˌeɪt/
01 v. t. To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, chromium, or gold, by means of electrolysis.
imp. & p. p. Electroplating
  1. 1.
    To plate or cover with a coating of metal, usually silver, nickel, chromium, or gold, by means of electrolysis.(Mech.)