Imped vs Obstruct - What's the difference?
imped | obstruct |
A creature without feet.
* 1861 : in:
* 1894 : The Reverend Richard Owen (’s grandson), The Life of Richard Owen , volume 2, page 119
Engrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping.
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. See Synonyms at block.
To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder: obstructed my progress.
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
As a noun imped
is a creature without feet.As an adjective imped
is engrafted, eked, implanted; supplemented by imping.As a verb obstruct is
to block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle see synonyms at block.imped
English
Etymology 1
Coined on Latinate roots (.Noun
(en noun)- Aristotle had divided the group into bipeds, quadrupeds and impeds .
References
* “imped, n.'']” listed in the '' [2nd Ed.; 1989
Etymology 2
Adjective
(-)References
* “imped, ppl. a.'']” listed in the ''Oxford English Dictionary [2nd Ed.; 1989 English calques