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