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impale(dictionary)
impale(dictionary)

impale (oh)



[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: empaler, from Medieval Latin impalare, from Latin palus 'pointed stick']
if someone or something is impaled, a sharp pointed object goes through them
be impaled on sth
::Their heads were impaled on Charles Bridge as a warning to others.
-- impalement n [U and C]