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to gating

7.5

Putting a gate or barrier to control who enters a place

verb
/ˈɡeɪtɪŋ/

: vallar

By gating the parking lot, the school can control who enters the premises.

Examples

Workers are gating the playground to keep it closed after dark.
The contractor is gating the entrance to the site.
The community is gating the main road to improve security for residents.
Why are you gating the driveway?
The community is gating the main road to improve security for residents.
Workers are gating the playground to keep it closed after dark.
By gating the parking lot, the school can control who enters the premises.

Synonyms

to barricade

vsto gating

42 4.8

To stop people from entering a place by putting up a barrier

is about providing controlled entry not just temporarily blocking passage

to fence

vsto gating

19 2.4

To put a barrier around land to mark or protect it

focuses on creating an access control point rather than simple enclosure

to fence in

vsto gating

3 3.0

To surround an area with a barrier to keep others out

focuses on adding a controlled entry point to regulate access

to gate

vsto gating

Texting

1 7.0

To make online content available only after payment or a login

applies to physical access control by adding a controlled entry point

How Restricted

to block

∞ 3.0

to seal

457 2.5

to close

∞ 1.0

to gating

7.5

to restrict

361 3.1

to limit

∞ 2.1

to allow

∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

gating infinitive

gated past

gated past participle

gating present participle

gates third person singular

Morphology

gating = gate (transparent) = gate + ing

Present participle / gerund of the verb 'gate' meaning to provide with a gate or to control access; straightforward suffixation.

Etymology

Gating comes from gate, meaning a 'door' or 'opening', and to gate something is simply to put a gate or barrier in place, so gating is actively providing a gate or controlling who can enter.