impede

== English == === Etymology === 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. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ɪmˈpiːd/ Rhymes: -iːd === Verb === impede (third-person singular simple present impedes, present participle impeding, simple past and past participle impeded) (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder. ==== Synonyms ==== See Thesaurus:hinder ==== Antonyms ==== assist, help expede (obsolete) expedite ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== expede, expedite impediment ==== Translations ==== === Further reading === Douglas Harper (2001–2026), “impede”, in Online Etymology Dictionary. === Anagrams === impeed == Galician == === Verb === impede (reintegrationist norm) inflection of impedir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative == Portuguese == === Verb === impede inflection of impedir: third-person singular present indicative second-person singular imperative