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Impale

//ɪmˈpeɪl// verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object. transitive
  2. 2
    pierce with a sharp stake or point wordnet
  3. 3
    To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage). transitive
  4. 4
    kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole wordnet
  5. 5
    To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. ambitransitive
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  1. 6
    To enclose or fence with stakes. ambitransitive

    "[T]he Tovvne is impailed about halfe a mile compaſſe."

Etymology

From Middle French, from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin palus, whence also pale.

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