gatekeep

== English == === Alternative forms === gate-keep === Etymology === From gate +‎ keep, as back-formation from gatekeeper. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɡeɪt.kiːp/ === Verb === gatekeep (third-person singular simple present gatekeeps, present participle gatekeeping, simple past and past participle gatekept) To control or limit access to something. (sociology) To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much of a role another party, often a spouse, has in some task. (by extension) To limit another party's participation in a collective identity or an activity, usually due to undue pettiness, resentment, or overprotectiveness. ==== Derived terms ==== gatekeeper gate-keepy ==== Translations ==== ==== See also ==== no true Scotsman fallacy === Noun === gatekeep (plural gatekeeps) A gatekeeper. ==== Translations ====