# gated

Pronunciation: say "GAY-tid" /ˈɡeɪtɪd/

## Adjective

1. Enclosed or secured by a gate or similar means of restricting who can enter.
   - Simple: Closed off by a gate or barrier so that not everyone can get in.
   - _The community is gated, and visitors must sign in before driving through._
   - _A gated entrance kept the public well away from the private estate._
3. Able to be switched on and off, normally by means of a control signal.
   - Simple: Able to be turned on or off, usually by a control signal.
   - _The amplifier uses a gated circuit that opens only when the input passes a set threshold._
   - _Each channel is gated so that background hiss is muted between notes._
4. In heraldry, describing a charge such as a castle or tower whose gate is shown in a specified tincture.
   - Simple: In coats of arms, having a gate shown in a stated color.
   - _The blazon described a castle argent gated gules, its red gateway set against the white walls._
   - _Each tower on the arms was gated sable, the dark gates standing out clearly._

## Verb

2. Simple past and past participle of gate. — simple past and past participle of gate
   - Simple: Past tense and past participle of gate. Use it for the past, or after has, have, had, is, was or were.
   - _Engineers gated the water supply while they repaired the main line._
   - _The new feature was gated behind a subscription for several months._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/gated (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).