different between impound vs impede

English

Etymology

From im- +? pound.

Pronunciation

• (verb) IPA^(key): /?m?pa??nd/
• (noun) IPA^(key): /??mpa??nd/
• Rhymes: -a?nd

Verb

impound (third-person singular simple present impounds, present participle impounding, simple past and past participle impounded)

1. (transitive) to shut up or place in an enclosure called a pound

2. (transitive) to hold back (for example water by a dam)
3. (transitive, law) to hold in the custody of a court or its delegate
4. (transitive, law, banking) to collect and hold (funds) for payment of property taxes and insurance on property in which one has a security interest

Translations

Noun

impound (plural impounds)

1. a place in which things are impounded
2. a state of being impounded
3. that which has been impounded
4. (law, banking) amounts collected from a debtor and held by one with a security interest in property for payment of property taxes and insurance

See also

• escrow

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