Verb: impede im'peed- Be a hindrance or obstacle to
"She is impeding the progress of our project";
- hinder, trammel [literary], entrammel [literary], fetter [literary]
- Block passage through
"impede the path";
- obstruct, obturate, occlude, jam, block, close up
Derived forms: impeded, impedes, impeding
Type of: keep, prevent