ingate

I1N1G2A1T1E1
/ˈɪn.ɡeɪt/

noun

entrance or beginning,

“ingate pin”

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Meanings

nouningate (plural ingates)

plural ingates

  1. obsoleteentrance or beginning,

    there is no ingate to the conscience

    1879, Adam Lind, Sermons
    1 more example

    […] which hath in charge the ingate of the yeare.

    1596, Edmund Spenser, “Book IV, Canto X”, in The Faerie Queene. […], London: […] [John Wolfe] for William Ponsonbie, →OCLC, stanza 12
  2. engineeringThe aperture in a mould for pouring in the metal; the gate; tedge.

    ingate pin

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tedge

Origin

From in + gate.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

ingate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingate

MLA

“ingate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingate. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ingate,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ingate.

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