gatekeep

ˈɡeɪtˌkiːp

gatekept

Definition

Conjugation

Definition of gatekeep - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

controlcontrol or limit access to something

They gatekeep the club's membership strictly.

control

restrict

information

TECH.

monitor and control information flow

TECH.

Editors gatekeep the news to ensure accuracy.

social groups

Rare

limit participation in a group due to pettiness

Rare

He gatekeeps who can join the gaming community.

control

regulate

restrict

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Origin of gatekeep

English, gate (entrance) + keep (guard)

Examples of gatekeep in a sentence

He tried to gatekeep the information from reaching the public.
Social media platforms often gatekeep content to prevent misinformation.
Teachers sometimes gatekeep resources to guide student learning.
They tend to gatekeep new members in the club.
She was accused of trying to gatekeep the fashion industry.

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French:contrôler, contrôler l'accès, ...
German:kontrollieren, den Informationsfluss kontrollieren, ...
Italian:limitare l'accesso, filtrare le informazioni, ...
Spanish:restringir, controlar el acceso a la información, ...
Portuguese:controlar, ...
Chinese:把控, 控制信息流, ...
Japanese:管理する, 情報を管理する, ...
Arabic:مَنَعَ, راقَبَ المَعلومات, ...
Hebrew:לְהַגְבִּיל גִּישָׁה, לְפַקֵּחַ, ...
Russian:контролировать, контролировать информацию, ...
Ukrainian:контролювати, контролювати інформацію, ...
Hindi:पहुँच नियंत्रित करना, सूचना को नियंत्रित करना, ...
Bengali:প্রবেশাধিকার নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা, তথ্যপ্রবাহ নিয়ন্ত্রণ করা, ...
Catalan:restringir l'accés, controlar, ...
Czech:kontrolovat přístup, kontrolovat tok informací, ...
Danish:styre adgangen til, styre informationsstrømmen, ...
Dutch:controleren, informatie controleren, ...
Greek:ελέγχω, διαχειρίζομαι, ...
Hungarian:korlátozni, szűr, ...
Khmer:គ្រប់គ្រងការចូលប្រើ, គ្រប់គ្រងការចែកចាយព័ត៌មាន, ...
Korean:제한하다, 정보를 통제하다, ...
Persian:دسترسی را محدود کردن, کنترل کردن, ...
Polish:kontrolować, kontrolować dostęp do informacji, ...
Portuguese (BR):controlar, monitorar, ...
Romanian:a controla accesul, a controla informațiile, ...
Swedish:kontrollera, kontrollera information, ...
Thai:กีดกัน, กลั่นกรองข้อมูล, ...
Turkish:kontrol etmek, bilgiyi kontrol etmek, ...
Vietnamese:hạn chế tiếp cận, kiểm soát thông tin, ...

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