impede

im·pede  (m-pd)

tr.v. im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes

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

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[Latin impedre; see ped- in Indo-European roots.]

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im·peder n.

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impede

Verb

[-peding, -peded] to block or make progress or action difficult [Latin impedire]

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" hinder obturate, occlude, close up, impede, obstruct, jam, block - block passage through; "obstruct the path" prevent, keep - stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state; "We must prevent the cancer from spreading"; "His snoring kept me from falling asleep"; "Keep the child from eating the marbles" inhibit - limit, block, or decrease the action or function of; "inhibit the action of the enzyme"; "inhibit the rate of a chemical reaction" interfere - come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle; "Your talking interferes with my work!" set back - slow down the progress of; hinder; "His late start set him back" hobble - hamper the action or progress of; "The chairman was hobbled by the all-powerful dean" stunt - check the growth or development of; "You will stunt your growth by building all these muscles"
	2.	impede - block passage through; "obstruct the path" obturate, occlude, close up, obstruct, jam, block block off, blockade - obstruct access to barricado, barricade - block off with barricades barricade - prevent access to by barricading; "The street where the President lives is always barricaded" asphyxiate, suffocate, stifle, choke - impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children" tie up - restrain from moving or operating normally; "Traffic is tied up for miles around the bridge where the accident occurred" dam, dam up - obstruct with, or as if with, a dam; "dam the gorges of the Yangtse River" block out, screen - prevent from entering; "block out the strong sunlight" earth up, land up - block with earth, as after a landslide barricade, block, block up, blockade, block off, bar, stop - render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" clog, clog up, congest, choke off, foul, back up, choke - become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" hinder, impede - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"

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impede

verb hinder, stop, slow (down), check, bar, block, delay, hold up, brake, disrupt, curb, restrain, hamper, thwart, clog, obstruct, retard, encumber, cumber, throw a spanner in the works of Brit. (informal) << OPPOSITE help

Translations

impede [ɪmˈpiːd] vt → estorbar, dificultar

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impede [ɪmˈpiːd] vt → gêner

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impede [ɪmˈpiːd] vt → behindern

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impede [ɪmˈpiːd] vt → impedire

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impede

v impede [imˈpiːd]

to prevent or delay the start or progress of Progress on the building of the road was impeded by a fall of rock. belemmer يُعيق، يُعَرْقِل، يَحول دون спъвам bránit; ohrozit hindre verhindern παρακωλύω, παρεμποδίζω impedir takistama جلوگیری کردن؛ به تاخیر انداختن haitata entraver לְעַכֵּב, לְהַכשִׁיל रोकना priječiti (meg)akadályoz mencegah, menghalangi hindra impedire じゃまする 방해하다 sukliudyti kavēt; traucēt menghalang belemmeren hindre, hemme, sinke (za)hamować impedir a îm­pie­dica затруднять brániť ovirati usporavati hindra, hejda กีดขวาง engellemek, geciktirmek 妨礙，阻止 затримувати; перешкоджати رکاوٹ ڈالنا ngăn cản 妨碍，阻止

n impediment [imˈpedimənt]

1 something that delays or prevents. struikelblok عائِق، حائِل، مانِع пречка překážka hindring das Hindernis κώλυμα impedimento, obstáculo, estorbo tõke مانع este obstacle מִכשוֹל विघ्न zapreka akadály hambatan, halangan hindrun impedimento 妨げ 장애(물) kliūtis kavēklis; traucēklis halangan beletsel hinder, hindring, hemsko utrudnienie impedimento impediment, obsta­col препятствие prekážka ovira smetnja hinder, avbräck สิ่งกีดขวาง engel, manî 妨礙 затримка, перешкода مزاحمت chướng ngại vật 妨碍

2 a small fault in a person's speech A stammer is a speech impediment. spraakgebrek ثِقَلٌ أو عِيٌّ في اللسان затруднение vada fejl; -fejl der (Sprach)Fehler δυσχέρεια στην ομιλία defecto del habla kõnehäire لکنت puhevika défaut (d'élocution) לְקוּת בְּדִיבּוּר बाधा govorna mana beszédhiba cacat málhelti lieve balbuzie 言語障害 언어장애 defektas [] defekts kecacatan spraakgebrek talefeil wada defeito bâlbâială дефект речи chyba govorna napaka mana []fel อุปสรรค hafif bir kusur 口吃 заїкання لکنت sự nói lắp 口吃