EGAVE

impale

About 0.08 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
  2. verb To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
  3. verb To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
  4. verb To enclose or fence with stakes.

Similar words

spike stake empale transfix stab gore enpierce through-gird enthrill pincushion

Often followed by

the him a them her himself themselves it his their

Word family

impaled impalement impalements impaler impalers impales impaling

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