About The Word Empale
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Empale
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What's The Definition Of Empale?
[v] pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
Synonyms | Synonyms for Empale: impale | spike | transfix Related Terms | Find terms related to Empale: See Also | pierce | pin | spear | thrust Empale In Webster's Dictionary \Em*pale"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf. OF.
empalir.]
To make pale. [Obs.]
No bloodless malady empales their face. --G. Fletcher.
\Em*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Empaling}.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a pale, stake. See {Pale} a stake, and cf. {Impale}.] [Written also {impale}.] 1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To inclose; to surround. See {Impale}. 3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. 4. (Her.) Same as {Impale}. |
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