gatekeep

English

verb
Definitions
  • To control or limit access to something.
  • (sociology) To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
  • (by extension) To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or activity, usually due to undue resentment or overprotectiveness

Etymology

Compound from English gate (way, passageway in an airport for embarking passengers, path, road) + English keep.

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English

keep

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