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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Impede \Im*pede"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impeded}; p. pr & vb n. {Impeding}.] [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See {Foot}, and cf {Impeach}.] 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. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: impeding adj : preventing movement; "the clogging crowds of revelers overflowing into the street" [syn: {clogging}, {hindering}, {obstructive}]
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