impale
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impale
- /ɪmˈpeɪl/ UK, US
Rhymes with -eɪl
Where it comes from
From Middle French, from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin palus, whence also pale.
verb impales · impaling · impaled · empale
- To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
- To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
- To enclose or fence with stakes. [T]he Tovvne is impailed about halfe a mile compaſſe.
Similar: empierce, impale, pierce, prick, puncture, transpierce
