hamper (v.) Copy link Outline 1. impĕdio, 42. implĭco, 13. tĕneo, contĭneo, circumclūdo • hamper (v.): 1. impĕdio, 4: they are so h.'d; they take a troop of maids with them, adeo impeditae sunt; ancillarum gregem secum ducunt, Ter. Heaut. 2, 3, 4: you will h. yourself, ipse te impedies [ipse tu tua defensione implicabere], Cic. Verr. 2, 2, 18, 44: v. to hinder, entangle. 2. implĭco, 1: v. to entangle. 3. tĕneo, contĭneo, circumclūdo: v. to fetter, shut in.