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Verb: impede  im'peed
  1. Be a hindrance or obstacle to
    "She is impeding the progress of our project"
    - hinder
     
  2. Block passage through
    - obstruct, obturate, occlude, jam, block, close up

Derived forms: impeded, impedes, impeding

See also: impediment

Type of: keep, prevent

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