Search results
- DictionaryIm·pede/imˈpēd/
verb
- 1. delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder: "the sap causes swelling that can impede breathing"
verb (used with object) , im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing. to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. Synonyms: thwart, block, stop, check, delay, slow. Antonyms: encourage, advance.
To impede something is to delay or block its progress or movement. Carrying six heavy bags will impede your progress if you're trying to walk across town in a hurry. Impede comes from the Latin impedire which literally means "to hold the feet," formed from the prefix in-, ("in") plus pes ("foot").
impede something to delay or stop the progress of something synonym hinder, hamper. Work on the building was impeded by severe weather. A number of practical difficulties impeded the process. In what ways did economic factors impede progress?
3 days ago · impede in American English. (ɪmˈpid) transitive verb Word forms: -peded, -peding. to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. SYNONYMS slow, delay, check, stop, block, thwart. See prevent. ANTONYMS advance, encourage.
Check pronunciation: impede. Definition of impede verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. [1595–1605; < Latin impedīre to entangle, literally, to snare the feet = im- im- 1 + pedīre, v. derivative of pēs foot] syn: See prevent.
to make it difficult or impossible for someone or something to move or make progress: A broken-down car is impeding the flow of traffic. (Definition of impede from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
