impale
English
Alternative forms
- empale (obsolete)
Etymology
From Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin palus.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpeɪl/
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪl
Verb
impale (third-person singular simple present impales, present participle impaling, simple past and past participle impaled)
- To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
- To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- To fence or enclose with stakes.
Translations
put to death by piercing with a pale
pierce something with any long, pointed object
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