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impede definition

im·pede (im pēd′)

transitive verb impeded -·ped′ed, impeding -·ped′·ing

to bar or hinder the progress of; obstruct or delay

Etymology: L impedire, to entangle, ensnare, lit., to hold the feet < in-, in + pes (gen. pedis), foot

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