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  • 1impede the progress of — index delay, hold up (delay) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2Impede — Im*pede , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Impeach}.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 3impede — 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 …

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  • 4impede — ► VERB ▪ delay or block the progress or action of. ORIGIN Latin impedire shackle the feet of , from pes foot …

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  • 5impede — [im pēd′] vt. impeded, impeding [L impedire, to entangle, ensnare, lit., to hold the feet < in , in + pes (gen. pedis), FOOT] to bar or hinder the progress of; obstruct or delay SYN. HINDER1 impeder n …

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  • 6progress — I n. 1) to make progress 2) to facilitate progress 3) to hinder, impede, obstruct progress 4) considerable, good, great, material; rapid; slow; smooth; spotty; steady progress 5) economic; scientific; significant; technological progress 6)… …

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  • 7progress — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ considerable, dramatic, excellent, genuine, good, great, impressive, real, remarkable, significant …

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  • 8progress — I UK [ˈprəʊɡres] / US [ˈprɑɡrəs] noun [uncountable] *** Get it right: progress: Progress is an uncountable noun, and so: ▪  it never comes after a ▪  it is never used in the plural Wrong: The 20th century has brought about a tremendous progress… …

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  • 9progress*/*/*/ — [ˈprəʊgres] noun [U] I 1) the process of developing or improving Keep me informed about the progress of the project.[/ex] I m worried about my son s lack of progress in English.[/ex] Negotiators have made considerable progress in the peace… …

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  • 10impede — verb ADVERB ▪ greatly, seriously, severely, significantly ▪ The bad weather seriously impeded our progress. Impede is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ability, ↑development, ↑ …

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