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[ im-peed ] / ɪmˈpid / SEE SYNONYMS FOR impede ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing.to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. Origin of impede1595–1605; <Latin impedīre to entangle, literally, to snare the feet. See im-1, pedi- SYNONYMS FOR impedeslow, delay, check, stop, block, thwart. SEE SYNONYMS FOR impede ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR impedeadvance, encourage. SEE ANTONYMS FOR impede ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for impedeSee prevent. OTHER WORDS FROM impedeim·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 Words nearby impedeimpeccable, impeccant, impecunious, impedance, impedance matching, impede, impediment, impedimenta, impedor, impel, impellent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for impedeIf following this diet stresses you out or interferes with your sleep patterns, it could also impede weight loss. Does Intermittent Fasting Really Work?|DailyBurn|March 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST Moreover, they have been allowed to impede the realization of a crucial American national security interest. Israel and Palestine Vs. ‘Blood and Magic’|Hussein Ibish, Saliba Sarsar|September 17, 2013|DAILY BEAST Raise the rates, and you impede efficiency-enhancing transactions - and thereby harm everybody's economic welfare. The Right Way to Tax Mitt Romney, Part 2|David Frum|January 24, 2012|DAILY BEAST But by the late ‘90s, the 5-foot-3 singer’s weight, which topped 400 pounds, began to impede her ability to perform. Etta James, Who Blazed Trail for Women in R&B, Dead at 73|Christine Pelisek|January 21, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Those workers' debts now impede the further borrowing that postponed the crisis to 2007. Top Economists on How to Fix the Economy||October 12, 2011|DAILY BEAST If we load it with the oil of luxury, it will give an additional vigor, but in the end, clog and impede the motion. An History of Birmingham (1783)|William Hutton Who art thou, who will impede this work, or shall be able to impede it, seeing God will have it forward. The Covenants And The Covenanters|Various With this view, the first object was to stop, or at least to impede, the arrival of supplies from Zealand. The Revolt of The Netherlands, Complete|Friedrich Schiller With which accordingly Lady Knollys was quickly supplied; but it did not at all impede her utterance. I have come——' Here Cyril paused; the dryness of his lips seemed to impede his utterance. ' Lover or Friend|Rosa Nouchette Carey
British Dictionary definitions for impede
verb(tr) to restrict or retard in action, progress, etc; hinder; obstruct Derived forms of impedeimpeder, nounimpedingly, adverbWord Origin for impedeC17: from Latin impedīre to hinder, literally: shackle the feet, from pēs foot Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to impedecut off, retard, slow, thwart, stymie, deter, delay, curb, interfere, disrupt, hamper, block, discomfit, clog, bar, rattle, dam, stop, stonewall, freeze |