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Webster 1913 Edition

Impede

Im-pede′

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Impeded
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Impeding
.]
[L.
impedire
, lit., to entangle the feet; pref.
im-
in +
pes
,
pedis
, foot. See
Foot
, and cf.
Impeach
.]
To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct;
as, to
impede
the advance of troops
.
Whatever hinders or
impedes

The action of the nobler will.
Logfellow.

Webster 1828 Edition

Impede

IMPE'DE

,
Verb.
T.
[L. impedio; supposed to be compounded of in and pedes, feet, to catch or entangle the feet.]
To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the progress of troops.

Definition 2024

impede

impede

English

Verb

impede ‎(third-person singular simple present impedes, present participle impeding, simple past and past participle impeded)

  1. (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

Synonyms

  • See also Wikisaurus:hinder

Antonyms

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Translations

Portuguese

Verb

impede

  1. third-person singular present indicative of impedir
  2. second-person singular imperative of impedir

Etymology

From Latin impedire ‎(“to shackle”), from pes ‎(“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ɪmˈpiːd/
  • Rhymes: -iːd

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