different between impede vs postpone

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

English

Etymology

From Latin postp?n? (“I put after; I postpone”) from post (“after”) + p?n? (“I put; I place”), compare forestall.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /po?st?po?n/
• Rhymes: -??n

Verb

postpone (third-person singular simple present postpones, present participle postponing, simple past and past participle postponed)

1. To delay or put off an event, appointment etc.

   Synonyms: defer, delay, forestay, procrastinate, put off, put on ice, stay, suspend, posticipate

   Antonyms: advance, hasten, prepone (India), antedate, bring forward, expedite

Coordinate terms

• adjourn

Translations

Latin

Verb

postp?ne

1. second-person singular present active imperative of postp?n?

Spanish

Verb

postpone

1. Formal second-person singular (usted) present indicative form of postponer.
2. Third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present indicative form of postponer.