impede

[ im-peed ]

/ ɪmˈpid /

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verb (used with object), im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing.

to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.

Nearby words

impeccable, impeccant, impecunious, impedance, impedance matching, impede, impediment, impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent

Origin of impede

1595–1605; < Latin impedīre to entangle, literally, to snare the feet. See im-¹, pedi-

SYNONYMS FOR impede

slow, delay, check, stop, block, thwart.

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ANTONYMS FOR impede

advance, encourage.

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im·ped·er, nounim·ped·i·bil·i·ty

[im-pee-duh-bil-i-tee, -ped-uh-] /ɪmˌpi dəˈbɪl ɪ ti, -ˌpɛd ə-/, nounim·ped·i·ble, adjectiveim·ped·ing·ly, adverb

un·im·ped·ed, adjectiveun·im·ped·ing, adjectiveun·im·ped·ing·ly, adverb

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See prevent.

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Examples from the Web for impedes

It is erroneous, insulting to the mostly well-meaning officers in this country, and impedes constructive discussion, and change.
Are We All Racial Profilers?|Lorie Fridell|July 29, 2009|DAILY BEAST
The buzz of conversation in the House impedes its usual business no more than the dust raised by a troop impedes its march.
The Man Who Laughs|Victor Hugo
Nothing in the form of sectarianism hedges up his way or impedes his success.
Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger|Elihu G. Holland
It neither enhances the reputation of the one, nor impedes the upward progress of the other.
A Short History of English Music|Ernest Ford

But is this really a dead weight that impedes the progress of science, or is it not rather its innermost redeeming essence?
Tragic Sense Of Life|Miguel de Unamuno
Anything that makes one's progress slower, whether from within or from without, impedes; an obstruction is always from without.
English Synonyms and Antonyms|James Champlin Fernald

British Dictionary definitions for impedes

impede

/ (ɪmˈpiːd) /

verb

(tr) to restrict or retard in action, progress, etc; hinder; obstruct

Derived Forms

impeder, nounimpedingly, adverb

Word Origin for impede

C17: from Latin impedīre to hinder, literally: shackle the feet, from pēs foot

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impede

verb (used with object), im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing.

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impede

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