impale
[ im-peyl ]
/ ɪmˈpeɪl /
verb (used with object), im·paled, im·pal·ing.
to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.
to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body, as for torture or punishment.
to fix upon, or pierce through with, anything pointed.
to make helpless as if pierced through.
Archaic.
to enclose with or as if with pales or stakes; fence in; hem in.
Heraldry.
- to marshal (two coats of arms, as the family arms of a husband and wife) on an escutcheon party per pale.
- (of a coat of arms) to be combined with (another coat of arms) in this way.
Also
empale
(for defs 1–5).
Origin of impale
OTHER WORDS FROM impale
im·pal·er, noun im·pale·ment, nounWords nearby impale
impactive,
impair,
impaired,
impairment,
impala,
impale,
impalpable,
impanation,
impanel,
impar,
imparadise
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British Dictionary definitions for impale
impale
empale
/ (ɪmˈpeɪl) /
verb (tr)
(often foll by on, upon, or with)
to pierce with a sharp instrument
they impaled his severed head on a spear
archaic
to enclose with pales or fencing; fence in
heraldry
to charge (a shield) with two coats of arms placed side by side
Derived forms of impale
impalement or empalement, noun impaler or empaler, nounWord Origin for impale
C16: from Medieval Latin
impālāre, from Latin
im- (in) +
pālus
pale ²