IMPEDES

Verb

impedes

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of impede

Anagrams

• impeeds, semiped

Source: Wiktionary


IMPEDE

Im*pede", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.] Etym: [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach.]

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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