gatekeep.
To control or limit access to something.
Meaning & usage
To control or limit access to something.
To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness.
Where this word comes from
From gate + keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper.
A gatekeeper.
Where this word comes from
From gate + keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper.
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