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Meaning of empale

Wordnet

empale (v)

pierce with a sharp stake or point

Webster

empale (v. t.)

To make pale.

To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.

To inclose; to surround. See Impale.

To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.

Same as Impale.

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pierce with a sharp stake or pointTo make pale., To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale., To inclose; to surr

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Vlad the Impaler empaled his enemies to demonstrate his absolute power.

The bullfighter was empaled by the bull's horns during the corrida.

The unfortunate hiker was empaled on a branch after slipping and falling down a ravine.

The invading army empaled prisoners of war to instill terror in the local population.