Gate (Verb)

Meaning ¹

Supply with a gate; "The house was gated".

Classification

Verbs of buying, selling, owning.

Examples

• The gated community was surrounded by a high wall and a single entrance.
• The park was gated to keep out trespassers after dark.
• The property was gated with a wrought-iron fence to provide added security.
• The company gated the construction site to prevent pedestrians from entering.
• The historic mansion was gated by a pair of stone pillars with ornate ironwork.

Hypernyms

• Render
• Provide
• Furnish

Related Words

• Gate (noun)

Meaning ²

Restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment.

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Examples

• The student who broke the rules was gated for a month, restricting him to the campus premises only.
• The prefect decided to gate a group of boys for a week, confining them to their dormitory after 8 PM every night.
• As a result of their disobedience, the entire class was gated for two weeks by the principal.
• The dorm monitor announced that the boys who played truant would be gated for the next semester as part of their punishment.
• His unruly behavior led to being gated in his dormitory for the rest of the school term, much to the boy's dismay.

Hypernyms

• Throttle
• Bound
• Trammel
• Limit
• Confine

Meaning ³

Control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate.

Classification

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.

Examples

• The water main was gated to prevent further flooding of the neighborhood.
• A valve gates the flow of coolant through the system to regulate temperature.
• The farmer installed a system to gate the irrigation water based on soil moisture levels.
• In high-traffic areas, the water supply can be gated to prevent backflow and contamination.
• The power turbines are gated to control the flow of steam and optimize energy output.

Hypernyms

• Control