em·pale
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empale
(ɪmˈpeɪl) vb a less common spelling of
impale emˈpalement n
emˈpaler n
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im•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.
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empale
Past participle: empaled
Gerund: empaling
Present |
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I empale |
you empale |
he/she/it empales |
we empale |
you empale |
they empale |
Preterite |
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I empaled |
you empaled |
he/she/it empaled |
we empaled |
you empaled |
they empaled |
Present Continuous |
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I am empaling |
you are empaling |
he/she/it is empaling |
we are empaling |
you are empaling |
they are empaling |
Present Perfect |
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I have empaled |
you have empaled |
he/she/it has empaled |
we have empaled |
you have empaled |
they have empaled |
Past Continuous |
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I was empaling |
you were empaling |
he/she/it was empaling |
we were empaling |
you were empaling |
they were empaling |
Past Perfect |
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I had empaled |
you had empaled |
he/she/it had empaled |
we had empaled |
you had empaled |
they had empaled |
Future |
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I will empale |
you will empale |
he/she/it will empale |
we will empale |
you will empale |
they will empale |
Future Perfect |
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I will have empaled |
you will have empaled |
he/she/it will have empaled |
we will have empaled |
you will have empaled |
they will have empaled |
Future Continuous |
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I will be empaling |
you will be empaling |
he/she/it will be empaling |
we will be empaling |
you will be empaling |
they will be empaling |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been empaling |
you have been empaling |
he/she/it has been empaling |
we have been empaling |
you have been empaling |
they have been empaling |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been empaling |
you will have been empaling |
he/she/it will have been empaling |
we will have been empaling |
you will have been empaling |
they will have been empaling |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been empaling |
you had been empaling |
he/she/it had been empaling |
we had been empaling |
you had been empaling |
they had been empaling |
Conditional |
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I would empale |
you would empale |
he/she/it would empale |
we would empale |
you would empale |
they would empale |
Past Conditional |
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I would have empaled |
you would have empaled |
he/she/it would have empaled |
we would have empaled |
you would have empaled |
they would have empaled |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | empale - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"pierce, thrust - penetrate or cut through with a sharp instrument pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly" spear - pierce with a spear; "spear fish" |
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