misplate noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •The occurrence of botched plating (sense: thin metal coating).The gas formed during this attack causes lines or misplate on the face of the part if it is permitted to exhaust onto those surfaces. — 1998 verb1 •To plate incorrectly. (any sense)Standard commercially offered plating barrels distorted, mangled and misplated these delicate shapes. — 1961 formsmisplated · misplating · misplates