impede
Meaning of impede
verb
- delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder.
the sap causes swelling which can impede breathing
late 16th century: from Latin impedire ‘shackle the feet of’, based on pes, ped- ‘foot’. Compare with impeach.
Information about impede
- It is a verb.
- The plural form of impede is: impedes.
- Languages in which impede is used:
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Hyphenation of impede
im-pede
- It consists of 2 syllables and 6 chars.
- impede is a word disyllabic because it has two syllables
impede synonyms
Meaning hinder:
Meaning obstruct:
obstruct, obturate, occlude, jam, block
Meaning a basket with a carrying handle and a hinged lid, used for food, cutlery, and plates on a picnic:
Meaning act as an impediment to:
Meaning make (someone or something) late or slow:
Meaning interrupt (an event, activity, or process) by causing a disturbance or problem:
Meaning delay or hold back in terms of progress or development:
Meaning reduce one's speed or the speed of a vehicle or process:
Meaning make a moving vehicle slow down or stop by using a brake:
Meaning prevent (someone or something) from doing something; keep under control or within limits:
Meaning confine or restrict (someone):
Meaning restrain; limit:
Meaning severely restrict the efficiency or effectiveness of:
Meaning inhibit the development of:
Meaning cause severe and disabling damage to; deprive of the ability to function normally:
Meaning stop or slow the progress of (something, typically something undesirable):
Meaning prevent or prohibit (someone) from doing something or from going somewhere:
Meaning restrain or keep in check:
Meaning prevent or dissuade (someone) from continuing in an activity or achieving an aim:
Meaning oppose (a plan, attempt, or ambition) successfully:
Meaning prevent (a plan or attempted action) from progressing, succeeding, or being fulfilled:
Meaning thwart or hinder (a plan or person):
Meaning prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding:
Meaning cause (a train or tram) to leave its tracks accidentally:
Meaning prevent or hinder the progress of:
Meaning a hole in a ship's side to carry water overboard from the deck:
Meaning obstruct (someone, especially a candidate for public office) by systematically defaming or vilifying them:
Meaning hamper or hinder:
impede antonyms
Meaning make (an action or process) easy or easier:
Translation of impede
- French: barrer, bloquer
- German: blockieren, versperren
- Spanish: bloquear, obstaculizar, impedir, obstruir
- Italian: ostruire, bloccare, sbarrare, ostacolare
Words that rhyme with impede
millepede, anguipede, capripede, centipede, cerripede, cirrhipede, cirripede, equipede, fissipede, maxillipede, millipede, multipede, palmipede, pinnipede, plumipede, velocipede, estampede, stampede, octopede, expede
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