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| im·pede [ im pd ] (past and past participle im·ped·ed, present participle im·ped·ing, 3rd person present singular im·pedes) |
transitive verb |
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hinder: to interfere with the movement, progress, or development of something or somebody
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| [Late 16th century. < Latin impedire "shackle the feet" < ped- "foot"] |
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 im·ped·er noun |
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