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impede
to slow down or block the progress of
Synonyms
- hinder
- obstruct
- hamper
Antonyms
- facilitate
- aid
impede in a sentence
Heavy fog impeded the ferry's crossing for most of the morning.
Fallen branches impeded the rescue team's path through the forest.
Where it comes from
From Latin impedire "to entangle the feet"
Memory hook
IM-PEDE -- like a pedal jammed, impede means to slow something's motion.
Word parts
- ped — foot, walk
impede: im- (in, entangle) + ped (foot)
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