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impale
im·pale (ĭm-pāl′) also em·pale (ĕm-)tr.v. im·paled, im·pal·ing, im·pales also em·paled or em·pal·ing or em·pales 1. To pierce with a sharp stake or point.2. To torture or kill by impaling.
[Medieval Latin impālāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin pālus, stake; see pag- in Indo-European roots.]
im·pale′ment n.im·pal′er n.impale (ɪmˈpeɪl) or empalevb (tr) 1. (often foll by: on, upon, or with) to pierce with a sharp instrument: they impaled his severed head on a spear. 2. archaic to enclose with pales or fencing; fence in3. (Heraldry) heraldry to charge (a shield) with two coats of arms placed side by side[C16: from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin im- (in) + pālus pale2] imˈpalement, emˈpalement n imˈpaler, emˈpaler nim•pale (ɪmˈpeɪl)
v.t. -paled, -pal•ing. 1. to pierce or fix with something pointed. 2. to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body. 3. to make helpless as if pierced through. 4. to combine (coats of arms) on a shield with a pale dividing vertically. [1545–55; < Medieval Latin impālāre] im•pal′er, n. im•pale′ment, n. impale
Past participle: impaled
Gerund: impaling
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| I impale | | you impale | | he/she/it impales | | we impale | | you impale | | they impale |
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| I impaled | | you impaled | | he/she/it impaled | | we impaled | | you impaled | | they impaled |
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| I am impaling | | you are impaling | | he/she/it is impaling | | we are impaling | | you are impaling | | they are impaling |
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| I have impaled | | you have impaled | | he/she/it has impaled | | we have impaled | | you have impaled | | they have impaled |
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| I was impaling | | you were impaling | | he/she/it was impaling | | we were impaling | | you were impaling | | they were impaling |
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| I had impaled | | you had impaled | | he/she/it had impaled | | we had impaled | | you had impaled | | they had impaled |
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| I will impale | | you will impale | | he/she/it will impale | | we will impale | | you will impale | | they will impale |
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| I will have impaled | | you will have impaled | | he/she/it will have impaled | | we will have impaled | | you will have impaled | | they will have impaled |
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| I will be impaling | | you will be impaling | | he/she/it will be impaling | | we will be impaling | | you will be impaling | | they will be impaling |
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| I have been impaling | | you have been impaling | | he/she/it has been impaling | | we have been impaling | | you have been impaling | | they have been impaling |
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| I will have been impaling | | you will have been impaling | | he/she/it will have been impaling | | we will have been impaling | | you will have been impaling | | they will have been impaling |
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| I had been impaling | | you had been impaling | | he/she/it had been impaling | | we had been impaling | | you had been impaling | | they had been impaling |
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| I would impale | | you would impale | | he/she/it would impale | | we would impale | | you would impale | | they would impale |
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| I would have impaled | | you would have impaled | | he/she/it would have impaled | | we would have impaled | | you would have impaled | | they would have impaled |
Thesaurus| Verb | 1. |  impale - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"empale, spike, transfixpierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrumentpin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"spear - pierce with a spear; "spear fish" | | 2. | impale - kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die"stakekill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays" |
impaleverb pierce, stick, run through, spike, lance, spear, skewer, spit, transfix He died after being impaled on railings.Translationsimpale (imˈpeil) verb to fix on, or pierce with, a long pointed object such as a spear etc. 釘住，刺穿 钉住，刺穿 impale
impale (someone, something, or oneself) on (something)1. To stab someone or something with something. They used to impale their victims on pikes, I swear!2. To be stabbed with or by something. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "impale" and "on." You're going to impale yourself on one of those sharp rocks if you're not careful!See also: impale, onimpale someone or something on somethingto put someone or something on a pointed object and press down. The crowd had impaled an effigy of the dictator on a sharpened stick. The waves almost impaled me on a submerged tree branch.See also: impale, onLegalSeeEmpalementimpale
Synonyms for impaleverb pierceSynonyms- pierce
- stick
- run through
- spike
- lance
- spear
- skewer
- spit
- transfix
Synonyms for impaleverb pierce with a sharp stake or pointSynonymsRelated Wordsverb kill by piercing with a spear or sharp poleSynonymsRelated Words |