gatekeep in English dictionary

  • gatekeep

    Meanings and definitions of "gatekeep"

    • (sociology) To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much role another party, often a spouse, has in some task; for example, to limit how much one's husband can raise one's children
    • To control or limit access to something
    • Gatekeeper.
    • noun
      Gatekeeper.
    • verb
      (sociology)
      To limit (sometimes manipulatively, rather than directly) how much role another party, often a spouse, has in some task.
    • verb
      To control or limit access to something.

    Grammar and declension of gatekeep

    • gatekeep ( third-person singular simple present gatekeeps, present participle gatekeeping, simple past and past participle gatekept)
    • gatekeep ( plural  gatekeeps)
    • gatekeep (plural gatekeeps)
    • gatekeep (third-person singular simple present gatekeeps, present participle gatekeeping, simple past and past participle gatekept)
  • Gatekeep

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