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sperren.

to bar (entry to a place or system)

7 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃpɛʁən/[ˈʃpɛʁn]
  1. to bar (entry to a place or system)

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  2. to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasis

    weak
    Dieser Satz ist nicht gesperrt gedruckt. Dieser Satz ist gesperrt gedruckt.
  3. to block, lock (to set measures in order to prevent access to a resource)

    weak
  4. to deactivate, to disable (to put a software functionality out of operation)

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Where this word comes from

From Middle High German sperren, from Old High German sperran. Cognate with English spar (“to bolt, bar”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną (“to block, bar”).

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