impedir
Meaning
to impede, hinder
Concepts
hinder
prevent
impede
preclude
forestall
foreclose
obstruct
stop
forbid
hamper
prohibit
block
obviate
detain
inhibit
interrupt
fetter
estop
avert
be in the way
defend
thwart
rule out
interfere
make impossible
circumvent
shackle
restrain
trammel
delay
halt
hold
hold back
be greedy
balk
keep
pull the plug
close out
startle
disturb
counteract
countervail
oppose
choke off
pre-empt
preempt
cumber
curb
get in the way
protect
retard
roadblock
stonewall
stunt
stupefy
stymie
stymy
baffle
bilk
disable
scotch
Frequency
Hyphenated as
im‧pe‧dir
Pronounced as (IPA)
/impeˈdiɾ/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin impedīre. Cf. the related empecer.
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