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SILVERPLATE

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Plate with silver

Example:

silverplate a watch

Synonyms:

silver-plate; silverplate

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "silverplate" is one way to...):

plate (coat with a layer of metal)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Derivation:

silver plate (a thin layer of silver deposited on something)

silver plate (tableware that is plated with silver)

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