impede vs inhibit

impede and inhibit both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
impede	No	No	Yes	No
inhibit	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, inhibit is a hyponym of impede; that is, inhibit is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than impede:

Other hyponyms of impede include block, close up, impede, jam, obstruct, obturate, occlude, repress, interfere, set back, hobble, stunt.

impede (verb)	inhibit (verb)
block passage through	prohibit, forbid, or prevent from doing something
be a hindrance or obstacle to	make (someone) self-conscious and as a result unable to act naturally
	consciously restrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
	limit, block, or decrease the action or function of