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impede

im·pede

UK/ɪmˈpiːd/ US/ˌɪˈmpid/ uncommon

verb

1.

be a hindrance or obstacle to

  • “She is impeding the progress of our project”
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2.

block passage through

  • “obstruct the path”
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Origin

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.

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