gote
Noun
Meaning
A channel for water.
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'Taking gote unnecessarily' would mean that one had defended for oneself a smaller area of the board than one could have threatened to take from the opponent, elsewhere.
If a move forces the other player to respond, that player "has gote"; if not, he/she can play elsewhere, "taking sente."
Sente loosely corresponds to taking the initiative, and gote loosely corresponds to the responsibility of defense.