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impede (verb)

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  • impede — ► VERB ▪ delay or block the progress or action of. ORIGIN Latin impedire shackle the feet of , from pes foot …   English terms dictionary

  • impede — I verb annul, arrest, barricade, be a drag on, be an obstacle to, be in the way, block, blockade, bolt, bother, brake, bring to a standstill, burden, cause to delay, check, circumscribe, confine, cramp, cumber, curb, dam up, deadlock, decelerate …   Law dictionary

  • impede — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, seriously, severely, significantly ▪ The bad weather seriously impeded our progress. Impede is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑development, ↑ …   Collocations dictionary

  • impede — verb your efforts to impede our progress will be unsuccessful Syn: hinder, obstruct, hamper, hold back/up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow (down), hobble, cripple; block, check, stop, scupper, scuttle, thwart, frustrate …   Thesaurus of popular words

  • impede — verb to get in the way of; to hinder Ant: assist, help, expede, expedite See Also: expede, expedite …   Wiktionary

  • impede — verb (T) to prevent something from happening in the normal way, or make it happen more slowly: Storms at sea impeded our progress …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • impede — verb Syn: hinder, obstruct, hamper, hold back/up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow (down) Ant: facilitate …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

  • impede — UK [ɪmˈpiːd] / US [ɪmˈpɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms impede : present tense I/you/we/they impede he/she/it impedes present participle impeding past tense impeded past participle impeded formal to make it more difficult for someone to do… …   English dictionary

  • impede — [[t]ɪmpi͟ːd[/t]] impedes, impeding, impeded VERB If you impede someone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult. [FORMAL] [V n] Debris and fallen rock are impeding the progress of the rescue workers. Syn: hinder,… …   English dictionary

  • impede — transitive verb (impeded; impeding) Etymology: Latin impedire, from in + ped , pes foot more at foot Date: circa 1595 to interfere with or slow the progress of Synonyms: see hinder • impeder noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • impede — I (Roget s IV) v. Syn. hinder, thwart, block, deter; see bar 1 , 2 , hinder , prevent . See Synonym Study at hinder . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. block, hinder, obstruct, delay, hamper, check, thwart, bar, foil, inhibit, slow, stymie, stop,… …   English dictionary for students

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