empale

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Definition of empale in English English dictionary

{v} to inclose, fortify, fence in, put on a stake

Same as Impale

{f} pin down, fix in place with a sharp stake or point, impale; fence or fortify with stakes

pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"

To inclose; to surround

To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body

To make pale

To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale

Hyphenation

em·pale

Tenses

empaling, empaled