单词 | impede |
释义 | † impeden. Obsolete. rare. The act of impeding; hindrance, impediment. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > [noun] lettingOE leta1175 marring1357 impediment1398 impeachment1432 unhelpc1449 interruption1463 impeach1511 hindrance1526 prevening1557 offence1578 cross1600 impedition1623 obstructing1641 impede1659 objectiona1667 bottleneck1886 dead wood1887 log-jam1890 1659 Lady Alimony v. vi. sig. K2 To prune those wild luxurious Sprayes, Which give impede unto this spreading Vine. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2021). impedev. a. transitive. To retard in progress or action by putting obstacles in the way; to obstruct; to hinder; to stand in the way of. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > hindrance > hinder [verb (transitive)] letc888 shrenchc897 forstanda1000 amarOE disturbc1290 impeachc1380 stopc1380 withstandc1385 hinder1413 accloy1422 hindc1426 to hold abackc1440 appeachc1460 impeditec1535 inhibit1535 obstacle1538 damp1548 trip1548 embarrass1578 dam1582 to clip the wings ofa1593 unhelp1598 uppen1600 straiten1607 rub1608 impediment1610 impedea1616 to put out1616 to put off1631 scote1642 obstruct1645 incommodiate1650 offend1651 sufflaminate1656 hindrance1664 disassist1671 clog1679 muzzle1706 squeeze1804 to take the wind out of the sails of1822 throttle1825 block1844 overslaugh1853 snag1863 gum1901 slow-walk1965 a1616 W. Shakespeare Macbeth (1623) i. v. 27 All that impeides thee from the Golden Round, Which Fate..doth seeme To haue thee crown'd withall. View more context for this quotation 1698 J. Fryer New Acct. E.-India & Persia 80 They would raise Objections on purpose to impede the Negotiation. c1760 T. Smollett Ode to Leven-Water 8 No rocks impede thy dimpling course. 1807 T. Thomson Syst. Chem. (ed. 3) II. 546 Carbonic acid, instead of promoting, impedes the decomposition. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xx. 514 Adverse winds had impeded his progess through the Straits of Gibraltar. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xxii. 155 My load, light as it was, impeded me. b. Astrology. = impedite v. 2. ΚΠ 1819 J. Wilson Compl. Dict. Astrol. at Impeded The ☽ is impeded when in ☌, □, or ☍ of ☉, ♄, or ♂. If in ☌ or ☍, the impediment lasts four days, viz. two before and two after. Derivatives imˈpeded adj. ΚΠ 1799 Instr. & Regulations Cavalry (ed. 3) 252 The positions I, K, L, M. show the passage of obstacles by the impeded parts filing, or marching ranks by three's round them. imˈpeder n. a person or thing that impedes. ΚΠ 1686 J. Goad Astro-meteorologica i. xiv. 78 Frost..an impeder of their winter-marches. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1899; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < |
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