- impede, hinder - be a hindrance or obstacle to; "She is impeding the progress of our project"
--1 is one way to prevent, keep
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun impediment1
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
- obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up - block passage through; "obstruct the path"
--2 is one way to impede, hinder
Sample sentences:Derived form: noun impediment2
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something