impale

== English == === Alternative forms === empale (obsolete) === Etymology === From Middle French, from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin palus, whence also pale. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA(key): /ɪmˈpeɪl/ Rhymes: -eɪl === Verb === impale (third-person singular simple present impales, present participle impaling, simple past and past participle impaled) (transitive) To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object. (transitive, heraldry) To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage). (ambitransitive) To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. (ambitransitive) To enclose or fence with stakes. ==== Synonyms ==== (pierce something with any long, pointed object): fix, stake, stick, run through, transfix (enclose or fence with stakes): pale, palisade, picket ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Translations ====