From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Impale \Im*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Impaling}.] [See 2d {Empale}.]
1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a
sharp stake. See {Empale}.
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Then with what life remains, impaled, and left
To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake.
--Addison.
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2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
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Impale him with your weapons round about. --Shak.
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Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. --Milton.
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3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield,
palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
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Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to
be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in
the honor thereof. --Fuller.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Empale \Em*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empaled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Empaling}.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler
to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a
pale, stake. See {Pale} a stake, and cf. {Impale}.] [Written
also {impale}.]
1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line
of stakes for defense; to impale.
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All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save
themselves from surprise. --Sir W.
Raleigh.
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2. To inclose; to surround. See {Impale}.
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3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the
body.
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4. (Her.) Same as {Impale}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
impale
v 1: pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
skewer" [syn: {transfix}, {impale}, {empale}, {spike}]
2: kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies
were impaled and left to die" [syn: {impale}, {stake}]
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