How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms. R. W. Holder. 2014.
Impale — Im*pale , v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Impaled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Impaling}.] [See 2d {Empale}.] 1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See {Empale}. [1913 Webster] Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To writhe… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Impale — may refer to:* Impaled (band), American death metal music band * Impalement, accidental injury or torture/execution * Impalement arts, a group of performing arts that includes knife throwing * Impalement (heraldry), a form of amalgamation of two… … Wikipedia
impale — index enter (penetrate), lancinate, penetrate, pierce (lance) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
impale — (v.) 1520s, to enclose with stakes, fence in, from M.Fr. empaler and directly from M.L. impalare to push onto a stake, from assimilated form of in into, in (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + L. palus a stake, prop, stay; wooden post, pole, from PIE *pak… … Etymology dictionary
impale — [v] stab lance, perforate, pierce, prick, punch, puncture, run through, skewer, skiver, spear, spike, stick, transfix; concept 220 … New thesaurus
impale — ► VERB ▪ transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument. DERIVATIVES impalement noun impaler noun. ORIGIN Latin impalare, from palus a stake … English terms dictionary
impale — [im pāl′] vt. impaled, impaling [Fr empaler < ML impalare < L in , on + palus, a stake, POLE1] 1. Rare to surround with or as with a palisade 2. a) to pierce through with, or fix on, something pointed; transfix b) … English World dictionary
impale — Empale Em*pale , 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impale — v. (D; tr.) to impale on, upon (the driver was thrown from the car and impaled on a fence) * * * [ɪm peɪl] (D; tr.) to impale on. upon (the driver was thrown from the car and impaled on a fence) … Combinatory dictionary
impale — [[t]ɪmpe͟ɪl[/t]] impales, impaling, impaled VERB To impale something on a pointed object means to cause the point to go into it or through it. [V n on n] Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus... [V n on n] Lenny swayed for a… … English dictionary
impale — UK [ɪmˈpeɪl] / US verb [transitive] Word forms impale : present tense I/you/we/they impale he/she/it impales present participle impaling past tense impaled past participle impaled to push a pointed object through someone or something … English dictionary
