impede

To impede is defined as to block or temporarily keep something from going forward.

(verb)

An example of impede is when a road block stops the flow of traffic.

See impede in Webster's New World College Dictionary

transitive verb impeded, impeding

to bar or hinder the progress of; obstruct or delay

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

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See impede in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing, im·pedes

To retard or obstruct the progress of. See Synonyms at hinder¹.

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Origin: Latin impedīre; see ped- in Indo-European roots

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