Impede
Pronunciation : Im*pede"
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [L. impedire, lit., to entangle the feet; pref. im- in + pes, pedis, foot. See Foot, and cf. Impeach.]
Definition : Defn: To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the advance of troops. Whatever hinders or impedes The action of the nobler will. Logfellow.
t. [imp. & p. p. Impeded; p. pr. & vb. n. Impeding.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913