gate off

verb3

1. •
   To control access to (an area, road, etc.) by installing a gate.

   • [The dog] was set up in a crate in the dining room, which was gated off from the rest of the house. — 2010
2. •
   (figurative) To make (something) inaccessible; to restrict access to (something)

   • When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure. — 2023
3. •
   To turn something off by controlling its gate.

   • When the current exceeds the limit, the controller gates off the transistor.
   • The clock is gated off during standby mode.