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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
empale \empale"\, v. t. pref. em- l. in + pale: cf. of.
empalir.
to make pale. obs.
1913 webster
no bloodless malady empales their face. --g. fletcher.
1913 webster
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
empale \empale"\, v. t. imp. p. p. empaled; p. pr. vb.
n. empaling. of. empaler to palisade, pierce, f. empaler
to punish by empalement; pref. em- l. in + of. f. pal a
pale, stake. see pale a stake, and cf. impale. written
also impale.
1. to fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line
of stakes for defense; to impale.
1913 webster
all that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save
themselves from surprise. --sir w.
raleigh.
1913 webster
2. to inclose; to surround. see impale.
1913 webster
3. to put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the
body.
1913 webster
4. her. same as impale.
1913 webster
see also:
empaled empaling pale impale impale
- [3] : WordNet (r) 2.0
empale
v : pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
skewer" syn: transfix, impale, spike
see also:
transfix impale spike
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