Definition of impede
Etymology
From Latin impedire (“to shackle”), from pes (“foot”). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.
Verb
impede (third-person singular simple present impedes, present participle impeding, simple past and past participle impeded)
- to get in the way of; to hinder
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