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🥇 To cover with gold ✨ To add extras
to goldplate

to goldplate

1 6.5
To cover an object with a thin layer of gold
  • verb
  • /ˈɡoʊldˌpleɪt/
  • Specialized
: bañar en oro
  • They decided to goldplate the wedding rings to give them a luxurious finish.

Examples

  • The artist will goldplate each medal before the ceremony.

  • The artisans goldplated the jewelry to enhance its value.

  • It is expensive to goldplate large objects due to the cost of gold.

  • They decided to goldplate the trophy for the winner.

  • The artisans will goldplate the decorative vase to enhance its visual appeal.

  • He plans to goldplate the picture frame to match the style of the room.

  • The jeweler can goldplate your watch for a more luxurious look.

Synonyms

to gold-plate
vsto goldplate
  • Specialized
15 5.5

To put a thin layer of gold on something

is the same but written as one word without a hyphen
to gild
vsto goldplate
6 7.0

Cover an object with a thin layer of gold or metal that looks like gold

focuses on applying real gold by chemical or electrochemical means
to plate
vsto goldplate
  • Specialized
3 6.2

To cover an object with a thin layer of metal

limits the coating to gold rather than any metal
to metalize
vsto goldplate
  • Specialized
1 8.6

To cover an object with a thin layer of metal

narrows the action to applying a thin gold layer specifically
to regild
vsto goldplate
1 8.6

To cover something with gold again by putting on a new coat

describes the initial application of a thin gold layer
to metallize
vsto goldplate
  • Specialized
1 8.4

Cover an object with a thin metal layer for shine or protection

specifies using gold and electrochemical or chemical methods
to engild
vsto goldplate
  • Archaic
9.9

To cover something with gold or thin gold leaf

refers specifically to adding a thin gold layer using chemical methods
to begild
vsto goldplate
  • Archaic
9.9

To put thin gold or gold leaf on something

uses controlled chemical or electrochemical coating rather than manual leafing

Antonyms

to strip
129 2.7

Remove all covering or contents from an object so it is left bare

How Gilded

to goldplate
  • Specialized
1 6.5
to gild
6 7.0

Surface Forms

goldplate infinitive
goldplated past
goldplated past participle
goldplating present participle
goldplates third person singular

Morphology

goldplate = gold + plate (transparent) = gold + plate

The word is a straightforward compound of 'gold' and 'plate', both of which retain their meanings in the context of covering a surface with gold.

Etymology

Goldplate comes from the simple parts gold and plate, where plate means 'thin sheet'. So, to goldplate something is to cover its surface with a thin layer of gold to make it look and feel like real gold.