impede : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: impede	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for impede
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impede v be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project" Synonym(s): impede, hinder block passage through; "obstruct the path" Synonym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up Antonym(s): disengage, free
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Impede \Impede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf. {Impeach}.] To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede* the advance of troops. Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler will. --Logfellow.