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Added 7 October 2026

gate

/ˈɡeɪ̯t/ noun

In Latin: porta Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about gate at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

A movable barrier in a fence or wall.
A computer circuit with several inputs but only one output that can be activated by particular combinations of inputs.
Total admission receipts at a sports event.

verb

Supply with a gate.
The house was gated
Control with a valve or other device that functions like a gate.
Restrict (school boys') movement to the dormitory or campus as a means of punishment.

Origin

From Middle English gate (the forms ȝate and ȝeat yielded the dialectal doublet yate), from the plural of Old English ġeat (specifically gatu), from Proto-West Germanic *gat, from Proto-Germanic *gatą (“hole, opening”). See also Old Norse gat, Swedish and Dutch gat, Low German Gaat, Gööt.

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