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Impede

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

v. To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder1.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

v. to get in the way of; to hinder

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

v. To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

To be an obstacle to; stand in the way of; hinder; obstruct.

Synonyms To clog, retard, delay, check, fetter, hamper.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

v. be a hindrance or obstacle to

v. block passage through

Word Usage

"All through the social mass run curious veins and streakings separating man from man and woman from woman; mysterious prerogatives and disabilities too ethereal to be distinguished by anything so crude as a title impede and disorder the great business of human intercourse."

Antonym

expedite help assist

Verb Form

impeded impedes impeding

Form

impeded impeding

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

hinder obstruct

Rhyme

Words with the same terminal sound

Aristide Bede Ede Gilead Mead Meade Read Reed Reid Sinead