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   impale

   /ɪmˈpeɪl/

   verb

   • 1. transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument: "his head was impaled on a pike and exhibited for all to see"
   • 2. display (a coat of arms) side by side with another on the same shield, separated by a vertical line: "the impaled arms of her husband and her father"
   • ▪ (of a coat of arms) adjoin (another coat of arms) on the same shield: "the arms of the order are impaling those of the sovereign"

   Word Origin mid 16th century (in the sense ‘enclose with stakes or pales’): from French empaler or medieval Latin impalare, from Latin in- ‘in’ + palus ‘a stake’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. impalement noun
   • 2. impaler noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPALED | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Impaled means pushed a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts and see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and the Hansard archive.

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     uk / ɪmˈpeɪl / us / ɪmˈpeɪl /. to push a sharp object...

   • Znaczenie Impaled, Definicja W Cambridge English Dictionary

     impaled definicja: 1. past simple and past participle of...

   • English

     to push a sharp object through something, especially the...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › impaleImpale Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   Impale is a verb that means to pierce with or as if with something pointed, especially to torture or kill by fixing on a sharp stake. Learn more about its synonyms, examples, word history, and related entries.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishIMPALE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   Impale means to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person. Learn how to use this verb in different contexts, see examples from the Cambridge English Corpus and find translations in other languages.

5. www.dictionary.com › browse › impaleIMPALE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

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   verb. often foll byon, upon, or with to pierce with a sharp instrument. they impaled his severed head on a spear. archaic. to enclose with pales or fencing; fence in. heraldry to charge (a shield) with two coats of arms placed side by side.

6. www.thefreedictionary.com › impaledImpaled - definition of impaled by The Free Dictionary

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   Impale means to pierce with a sharp stake or point, or to torture or kill by impaling. See the origin, usage, synonyms, and translations of the verb impale in English and other languages.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryIMPALED | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   uk / ɪmˈpeɪl / us / ɪmˈpeɪl /. to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person: be impaled on The dead deer was impaled on a spear. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Cutting and stabbing. abrasion. bayonet. butcher. carve.

8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › impaleImpale - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   The verb impale means to pierce an object with a sharp stick. When you're preparing shish kebabs, you impale chunks of marinated vegetables and meat on pointy metal skewers and then cook them on a grill. Impale comes from the Medieval Latin word impalare, which means "to push onto a stake."