impede
Pronunciation: /ɪmˈpiːd/
The English word “impede” has 1 meaning listed here.
verb
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.
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More English words
- impedance mismatch
- impedance plethysmography
- impedancemetric
- impedancemetry
- impedentiometric
- impeder
- impedibility
- impedible
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