different between edify vs impede

English

Alternative forms

• ædify (archaic)

Etymology

From Old French edifier (“to build, to edify”), from Latin aedificare (“build”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??d?fa?/

Verb

edify (third-person singular simple present edifies, present participle edifying, simple past and past participle edified)

1. (now rare) To build, construct.
2. (transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
   • January 23, 1783, Edward Gibbon, letter to Dr. Priestley

     It does not appear probable that our dispute [about miracles] would either edify or enlighten the public.

   • 1813, The Connecticut Evangelical Magazine, Vol. VI, page 455

     That they ought to edify one another by maintaining and promoting the knowledge of truth.

   • 1641, Francis Bacon, A Wise and Moderate Discourse, Concerning Church-Affaires

     frustrate the best endeavours in the edifying of the church

Related terms

• edification
• edificator
• edifice
• edifier
• edifying

Translations

Anagrams

• deify

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin impedi? (“to shackle”), from p?s (“foot”) (compare pedestrian). First attested use as a verb was in William Shakespeare's Macbeth.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?pi?d/
• Rhymes: -i?d

Verb

impede (third-person singular simple present impedes, present participle impeding, simple past and past participle impeded)

1. (transitive) To get in the way of; to hinder.

Synonyms

• See also Thesaurus:hinder

Antonyms

• assist, help
• expede (obsolete)
• expedite

Related terms

• expede, expedite
• impediment

Translations

Further reading

• Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “impede”, in Online Etymology Dictionary

Anagrams

• impeed

Portuguese

Verb

impede

1. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present indicative of impedir
2. second-person singular (tu, sometimes used with você) affirmative imperative of impedir