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impeded Definition


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impede
verb
    impeded, impeding
    1. To prevent or delay the start or progress of (an activity, etc); to obstruct or hinder something or someone.
      Thesaurus: hinder, disrupt, block, delay, hamper, thwart, obstruct, hold up, restrain, bar, check, curb, slow; Antonym: expedite, facilitate.
Derivative: impeding
adj
    Derivative: impedingly
    adverb
      Etymology: 17c: from Latin impedire, literally ‘to snare the foot'.



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