🇩🇪German Source WordCode: DE

den Zugang verwehren

Pronunciation / Transliteration: den tsu-ɡaŋ fɛɐ̯ˈveːʁən

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Gatekeep/ˈɡeɪt.kiːp/
verbCEFR B2 (Upper)Top #8500 frequency
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🇩🇪 Example Sentence in German:

"Man sollte Neulingen nicht den Zugang verwehren."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As verb
  1. 1

    To unjustly withhold information, knowledge, or resources to prevent others from participating in or belonging to a particular community or interest group.

    "Older fans tend to gatekeep indie music scenes by mocking newcomers for not knowing obscure B-sides."
  2. 2

    To control or limit access to something, traditionally in an organizational or institutional context.

    "Traditional publishers used to gatekeep literature, deciding which manuscripts ever reached the public eye."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the noun 'gatekeeper', which originated from Middle English combining 'gate' (from Old English 'geat') and 'keep' (from Old English 'cēpan'). In contemporary digital slang, it evolved into a verb describing the act of withholding information, resources, or identity markers to restrict access to a community or subculture.

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