impede (verb)
1impede — ► VERB ▪ delay or block the progress or action of. ORIGIN Latin impedire shackle the feet of , from pes foot …
2impede — I verb annul, arrest, barricade, be a drag on, be an obstacle to, be in the way, block, blockade, bolt, bother, brake, bring to a standstill, burden, cause to delay, check, circumscribe, confine, cramp, cumber, curb, dam up, deadlock, decelerate …
3impede — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, seriously, severely, significantly ▪ The bad weather seriously impeded our progress. Impede is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑development, ↑ …
4impede — verb your efforts to impede our progress will be unsuccessful Syn: hinder, obstruct, hamper, hold back/up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow (down), hobble, cripple; block, check, stop, scupper, scuttle, thwart, frustrate …
5impede — verb to get in the way of; to hinder Ant: assist, help, expede, expedite See Also: expede, expedite …
6impede — verb (T) to prevent something from happening in the normal way, or make it happen more slowly: Storms at sea impeded our progress …
7impede — verb Syn: hinder, obstruct, hamper, hold back/up, delay, interfere with, disrupt, retard, slow (down) Ant: facilitate …
8impede — UK [ɪmˈpiːd] / US [ɪmˈpɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms impede : present tense I/you/we/they impede he/she/it impedes present participle impeding past tense impeded past participle impeded formal to make it more difficult for someone to do… …
9impede — [[t]ɪmpi͟ːd[/t]] impedes, impeding, impeded VERB If you impede someone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult. [FORMAL] [V n] Debris and fallen rock are impeding the progress of the rescue workers. Syn: hinder,… …
10impede — transitive verb (impeded; impeding) Etymology: Latin impedire, from in + ped , pes foot more at foot Date: circa 1595 to interfere with or slow the progress of Synonyms: see hinder • impeder noun …
