impeded; impeding
: to interfere with or slow the progress of
impeder
noun
Examples of impede in a Sentence
He claims that economic growth is being impeded by government regulations.
The soldiers could not impede the enemy's advance.
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Records showed that Worthy had been arrested Friday by deputies and held in the county jail on a charge of assault on a family or household member in which their breath was impeded, or choking in common terms.
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Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday and booked into a central Texas jail on suspicion of assault of a family member by impeding breathing/circulation, according to Williamson County, Texas jail records.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
Cox and Pearl have impeded Fine’s investigation by withholding information, Fine said.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
There are exceptions if there is adequate indoor shelter offered that includes transportation to the shelter for the person and their belongings or if people are impeding traffic.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
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Dave Skretta, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
Kansas City Chiefs receiver Xavier Worthy was arrested Friday and booked into a central Texas jail on suspicion of assault of a family member by impeding breathing/circulation, according to Williamson County, Texas jail records.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 8 Mar. 2025
Cox and Pearl have impeded Fine’s investigation by withholding information, Fine said.
—Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 2 Mar. 2025
There are exceptions if there is adequate indoor shelter offered that includes transportation to the shelter for the person and their belongings or if people are impeding traffic.
—Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for impede
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“Impede.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/impede. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.
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impede
verb
im·pede
im-ˈpēd 
impeded; impeding
: to interfere with the movement or progress of
impeder
noun
Etymology
from Latin impedire "to hinder, get in the way of," literally, "to bind or hold the feet of," derived from im-, in- "in, into" and ped-, pes "foot" — related to pedestrian
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