Impede
/ɪmˈpiːd/ verb
verb ·Common ·High school level
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To get in the way of; to hinder. transitive
"impede someone's progress"
- 2 block passage through wordnet
- 3 be a hindrance or obstacle to wordnet
Example
More examples"Obstructions near doors can impede people in an emergency."
Etymology
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.