impede
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impede
- /ɪmˈpiːd/
Rhymes with -iːd
Where it comes from
Borrowed from Latin impediō (“to shackle”), from pēs (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth, see quotations.
verb impedes · impeding · impeded
- To get in the way of; to hinder. impede someone's progress
