impedir

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impedir

  • [ĩmpeˈð̞iɾ]

Rhymes with iɾ

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Del latín impedire.

verb haber impedido · impidiendo · habiendo impedido · impedido · impido · impides

  1. Estorbar, imposibilitar la ejecución de una cosa.

    Similar: imposibilitar, evitar, prohibir, dificultar, entorpecer, frenar, interrumpir, vedar, vetar · Opposite: facilitar, consentir, permitir

  2. literary Suspender, embargar.

In English

  • block to prevent passing
  • avert to ward off
  • fetter to restrain or impede
  • hinder to make difficult to accomplish
  • startle to deter; to cause to deviate
  • obstruct To impede, retard, or interfere with
  • impede to get in the way of; to hinder
  • stave off prevent something from happening
  • foreclose to prevent from doing something

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@misc{impedir_2026,
  title = {impedir},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/es/impedir},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}