Impedes
/ɪmˈpiːdz/
Definitions
- (v.) Third-person singular present tense of impede: to delay or prevent the progress or accomplishment of something, especially in legal or regulatory contexts.
The new law impedes the enforcement of certain contracts.
Forms
- impede
- impeded
- impeding
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Commentary
As an inflected form of 'impede,' 'impedes' retains the same core meaning and is used chiefly for subject-verb agreement in present tense contexts.
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