impedite

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/ˈɪmpədaɪt/

adjective

Hindered; obstructed.

“September 10, 1663, John Wallis, letter to Robert Boyle digestion in the stomach, and other faculties there, seemed not to be much impedited”

OriginLatin impeditus →
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Meanings

adjectiveimpedite (comparative more impedite, superlative most impedite)

comparative more impedite · superlative most impedite

  1. obsoleteHindered; obstructed.

    our souls apt to diminution and impedite faculties

    1651, Jer[emy] Taylor, “[XXVIII Sermons Preached at Golden Grove; Being for the Summer Half-year, […].] ”, in ΕΝΙΑΥΤΟΣ [Eniautos]. A Course of Sermons for All the Sundays of the Year. […], 2nd edition, London: […] Richard Royston […], published 1654, →OCLC
verbimpedite (third-person singular simple present impedites, present participle impediting, simple past and past participle impedited)

present singular third person impedites · participle present impediting · participle past impedited · past impedited

  1. obsoleteTo impede.

    September 10, 1663, John Wallis, letter to Robert Boyle digestion in the stomach, and other faculties there, seemed not to be much impedited

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
blocked

Origin

  1. Latinimpeditus
  2. Englishimpedite

From Latin impeditus.

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APA

impedite. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impedite

MLA

“impedite.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impedite. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “impedite,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/impedite.

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