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- [im-peed]
- /ɪmˈpid/
- /ɪmˈpiːd/
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- [im-peed]
- /ɪmˈpid/
Definitions of impede word
- verb with object impede to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder. 1
- noun impede Delay or prevent (someone or something) by obstructing them; hinder. 1
- transitive verb impede hamper: progress 1
- transitive verb impede hinder: sb 1
- verb impede If you impede someone or something, you make their movement, development, or progress difficult. 0
- verb impede to restrict or retard in action, progress, etc; hinder; obstruct 0
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Origin of impede
First appearance:
before 1595 One of the 38% oldest English words
1595-1605; < Latin impedīre to entangle, literally, to snare the feet. See im-1, pedi-
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Parts of speech for Impede
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impede popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 95% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impede
verb impede
- cut off — If you cut something off, you remove it with a knife or a similar tool.
- retard — to make slow; delay the development or progress of (an action, process, etc.); hinder or impede.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- thwart — to oppose successfully; prevent from accomplishing a purpose.
- stymie — Golf. (on a putting green) an instance of a ball's lying on a direct line between the cup and the ball of an opponent about to putt.
Antonyms for impede
verb impede
- permit — to allow to do something: Permit me to explain.
- aid — Aid is money, equipment, or services that are provided for people, countries, or organizations who need them but cannot provide them for themselves.
- assist — If you assist someone, you help them to do a job or task by doing part of the work for them.
- unblock — to remove a block or obstruction from: to unblock a channel; to unblock a person's credit.
- soothe — to tranquilize or calm, as a person or the feelings; relieve, comfort, or refresh: soothing someone's anger; to soothe someone with a hot drink.
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