impale
(redirected from empaling)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.
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impale
(ɪmˈpeɪl) orempale
vb (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 in
3. (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 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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impale
Past participle: impaled
Gerund: impaling
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Verb | 1. | impale - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" pin - 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" kill - 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" |
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impale
verb pierce, stick, run through, spike, lance, spear, skewer, spit, transfix He died after being impaled on railings.
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Translations
يَرفَعُ على الخازوق
napíchnout
spidde
karóba húz
reka í gegn, stinga á tein
pasmeigti
caurdurt
napichnúť
saplamak
impale
[ɪmˈpeɪl] VT (as punishment) → empalar; (on sword, spike) → ensartar, atravesarto impale o.s. on → atravesarse con
the heads of their victims were impaled on spikes → las cabezas de sus víctimas eran ensartadas en postes
he fell, impaling himself on the dagger → se cayó y se atravesó con la daga
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
impale
[ɪmˈpeɪl] vt [+ person] → empalerto be impaled on a metal spike → s'empaler sur une pointe en métal
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impale
vt → aufspießen (→ on auf +dat)
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impale
(imˈpeil) verb to fix on, or pierce with, a long pointed object such as a spear etc.
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