impede vs obturate

impede and obturate both are verbs.

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

As verbs, impede and obturate are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of impede include block, close up, jam, obstruct, occlude.

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

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

impede (verb)	obturate (verb)
block passage through	block passage through
be a hindrance or obstacle to