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impede(dictionary)

impede (iou)



impede verb trans. L16.
[Latin impedire lit. 'shackle the feet', formed as IM-1 + ped-, pes foot.]
Stand in the way of; obstruct, hinder.
W. Gerhardie Our progress had been impeded by a car that blocked the road. A. S. Neill He is holding back the work, and they may throw him out for impeding progress.