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Definition of impede verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

impede

verb

NAmE//ɪmˈpid//

[often passive] impede something (formal)Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they impede

he / she / it impedes

past simple impeded

-ing form impeding

to delay or stop the progress of something synonym hamper, hinder Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.

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