Difference between Occlude and Impede

OCCLUDE vs IMPEDE: VERB

To cause to become closed; obstruct.
To prevent the passage of.
To absorb or adsorb and retain (a substance).
To force (air) upward from the earth's surface, as when a cold front overtakes and undercuts a warm front.
To bring together (the upper and lower teeth) in proper alignment for chewing.
To close so that the cusps fit together. Used of the teeth of the upper and lower jaws.

To shut up; close.
In physics and chem., to absorb: specifically applied to the absorption of a gas by a metal, such as iron, platinum, or palladium. particularly at a high temperature.

Dilates, Vascularized, Thrombosed, Perfuse, Distend, Resect, Constrict, Ablate, Freeze, Shut, Close up, Block, Jam, Impede, Obstruct

Jeopardize, Hindered, Undermine, Stifle, Hinders, Disrupt, Impair, Inhibit, Hamper, Close up, Jam, Block, Occlude, Obstruct, Hinder

Dilates, Vascularized, Thrombosed, Perfuse, Distend, Resect, Constrict, Ablate, Freeze, Shut, Close up, Block, Jam, Impede, Obstruct

Stymie, Jeopardize, Hindered, Undermine, Stifle, Disrupt, Impair, Inhibit, Hamper, Close up, Jam, Block, Occlude, Obstruct, Hinder

Can impair or occlude circulation to wound and to distal portion of extremity.
Here, they occlude aortic flow and release vasoactive amines that shut down collateral circulation.
Aspirin prevents the formation of blood clots that can occlude surgical bypass grafts.
Various rings and clips are now used to occlude the fallopian tubes.
The disability charmed statutes of limitations occlude by state swanson lottery agencies.
STRONG BFR Professional Package does not occlude blood flow to the limbs.
However, models of both flow and network can occlude important differences.
Ultimately, these materials occlude small intracranial arteries that result in stroke.
Excessive pressure may occlude the underlying artery, particularly in thin patients.
Acrylate injection is used to occlude the perigraft aneurysm sac.

European industry or impede innovation in that sector.
This may also impede a more holistic learning.
UK Government wish to impede it throughout Europe?
Inevitably, different corporate cultures impede postacquisition integration efforts.
You may not unreasonably impede the showing process.
Colored papers may impede on the digitizing process.
Delay the PPS serves to impede malevolent attacks.
Thick walled diffusion membranes seriously impede the capacity.
These related problems may thus impede such collaboration.
Impede communication Impede communication means getting in the way of meaning.