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impede

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

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stonker

English

Etymology

From stonk +? -er.

Pronunciation

Noun

stonker (plural stonkers)

  1. (Britain, slang) Something highly impressive.
    Every record he played was a stonker.

Derived terms

  • stonkered

Anagrams

  • Ketrons, reknots

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