impale
impale definition
im·pale (im pāl′)
transitive verb impaled -·paled′, impaling -·pal′·ing
- Rare to surround with or as with a palisade
- to pierce through with, or fix on, something pointed; transfix
- to punish or torture by fixing on a stake
- to make helpless, as if fixed on a stake impaled by her glance
- Heraldry to join (two coats of arms) side by side on one shield
Etymology: Fr empaler < ML impalare < L in-, on + palus, a stake, pole
Related Forms:
- impalement im·pale′·ment noun
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