Emily Dickinson Lexicon
Definition for IM-PEDE'
IM-PEDE', v.t. [Sp. impedir; It. impedire. L. impedio; supposed to be compounded of in and pedes, feet, to catch or entangle the feet.]
To hinder; to stop in progress; to obstruct; as, to impede the progress of troops.
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