单词 | impale |
释义 | Word Frequency impale or empale (ɪmˈpeɪl) verb (transitive) 1. (often foll by on, upon, or with) to pierce with a sharp instrument they impaled the animal's head on a spear 2. archaic to enclose with pales or fencing; fence in 3. heraldry to charge (a shield) with two coats of arms placed side by side Derived forms impalement (imˈpalement) or empalement (emˈpalement) noun impaler (imˈpaler) or empaler (emˈpaler) noun Word origin C16: from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin im- (in) + pālus pale2 |
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