sperren

Meaning

1. (weak) to bar (entry to a place or system)
2. (weak) to space out the letters of a word or text, for emphasis
3. (weak) to block, lock (to set measures in order to prevent access to a resource)
4. (weak) to deactivate, to disable (to put a software functionality out of operation)

Concepts

lock

bar

block

obstruct

inhibit

barricade

ban

space out

suspend

block up

cross out

dam

delete

exclude

strike out

stem

interlock

put the lid on something

prohibit

stop

obstruct; ban; suspend

close

cut off

hamper

hinder

Hyphenated as

sper‧ren

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈʃpɛʁən/

Etymology

From Middle High German [Term?], from Old High German sperran. Cognate with English spar (“to bolt, bar”), from Proto-West Germanic *sparrijan, from Proto-Germanic *sparrijaną (“to block, bar”).