impedibility
verb (used with object), im·ped·ed, im·ped·ing.
to retard in movement or progress by means of obstacles or hindrances; obstruct; hinder.
dəˈbɪl
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| —vb | |
| (tr) to restrict or retard in action, progress, etc; hinder; obstruct | |
| [C17: from Latin impedīre to hinder, literally: shackle the feet, from pēs foot] | |
| im'peder | |
| —n | |
| im'pedingly | |
| —adv | |
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impede
c.1600, from L. impedire "impede," lit. "to shackle the feet" (see impediment).
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