Hypertext Webster Gateway: "impede"

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)

Impede \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 of troops.

Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler
will. --Logfellow.

From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)

impede
v 1: be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress
of our project" [syn: {hinder}]
2: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: {obstruct},
{obturate}, {occlude}, {jam}, {block}, {close up}] [ant:
{free}]


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