HyperDic: impede

English > 2 senses of the word *impede*:
VERB	social	impede, hinder	be a hindrance or obstacle to
VERB	contact	impede, obstruct, obturate, occlude, jam, block, close up	block passage through

impede > pronunciation
Sounds	ihmpiy'd
Rhymes	able-bodied ... worried: 105 rhymes with iyd...

English > *impede*: 2 senses > verb 1, social
Meaning	Be a hindrance or obstacle to.
Pattern	Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something
Synonym	hinder
Narrower	hobble	hamper the action or progress of
	inhibit	Limit, block, or decrease the action or function of
	interfere	Come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
	obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up	Block passage through
	repress	Impede or hinder the natural development or self-expression of
	set back	slow down the progress of
	stunt	check the growth or development of
Broader	prevent, keep	Stop (someone or something) from doing something or being in a certain state
Spanish	dificultar, entorpecer, estorbar, impedir, obstaculizar
Catalan	destorbar, dificultar
Nouns	impediment	something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress

English > *impede*: 2 senses > verb 2, contact
Meaning	Block passage through.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonyms	obstruct, obturate, occlude, jam, block, close up
Narrower	barricade, barricado	block off with barricades
	barricade	prevent access to by barricading
	barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar	Render unsuitable for passage
	blockade, block off	obstruct access to
	clog, choke off, clog up, back up, congest, choke, foul	Become or cause to become obstructed
	dam, dam up	obstruct with, or as if with, a dam
	land up, earth up	Block with earth, as after a landslide
	screen, block out	prevent from entering
	suffocate, stifle, asphyxiate, choke	impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of
	tie up	Restrain from moving or operating normally
Broader	impede, hinder	Be a hindrance or obstacle to
Opposite	free, disengage	Free or remove obstruction from
Spanish	bloquear, entorpecer, estorbar, obstaculizar, obstruir, ocluir
Catalan	blocar, obstruir
Nouns	impediment	any structure that makes progress difficult

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