Impede
[ɪm'piːd] or [ɪm'pid]
Definition
(verb.) be a hindrance or obstacle to; 'She is impeding the progress of our project'.
Inputed by Bernard--From WordNet
Definition
(v. t.) To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops.
Checker: Wilbur
Synonyms and Synonymous
v. a. Hinder, obstruct, stop, clog, check, retard, delay, interrupt, thwart, restrain, block.
Checked by Emil
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See ACCELERATE]
Editor: Whitney
Definition
v.t. to hinder or obstruct.—n. Impē′dance hinderance esp. in electricity an apparent increase of resistance due to induction in a circuit.—adj. Imped′ible capable of being impeded.—n. Imped′iment that which impedes: hinderance: a defect preventing fluent speech.—n.pl. Impediment′a military baggage baggage generally.—adjs. Impedimen′tal Imped′itive causing hinderance.
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Examples
- No attempt was made by the enemy to impede our march, however, but Warren and Wilson reported the enemy strongly fortified in their front. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Trifles were not calculated to impede him or damp his perseverance. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- And it does not become us, who assist in making the laws, to impede or interfere with those who carry them into execution. Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Once tonight we have been impeded by the ignorance of the anarchists. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- Falling over the side, it impeded the yacht's course, and brought her gunwale dangerously near the water. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- From that time onward the complicated economic and political and religious conflicts of Europe and Western Asia impeded further intellectual progress. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- I extended my ride towards Salt Hill, on every side impeded by the snow. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- Navigation was impeded by the frost, and the scene was a mere white and yellow desert. Charles Dickens. Our Mutual Friend.
- Our journey was impeded by a thousand obstacles. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
- The river steamers, with their tall smokestacks and light guards extending out, were so much impeded that the gunboats got far ahead. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- We proceeded through the snow, which lay in masses impeding the way, while the descending flakes, driving against me with redoubled fury, blinded me. Mary Shelley. The Last Man.
Editor: Roxanne