impede

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

im·pede [impede impedes impeded impeding] BrE [ɪmˈpiːd] NAmE [ɪmˈpiːd] verb often passive ~ sth (formal)
to delay or stop the progress of sth
Syn: ↑hinder, Syn: ↑hamper
•Work on the building was impeded by severe weather.
Verb forms:

Word Origin:
late 16th cent.: from Latin impedire ‘shackle the feet of’, based on pes, ped- ‘foot’. Compare with ↑impeach.

Example Bank:
•A number of practical difficulties impeded the process.
•In what ways did economic factors impede progress?

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  obstruct, obturate, occlude, jam, block, close up, hinder
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  free, disengage