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1 impale
im'peil(to fix on, or pierce with, a long pointed object such as a spear etc.) spiddeverb \/ɪmˈpeɪl\/1) spidde2) ( også overført) nagle fast, dolke, lamme3) ( heraldikk) forene to våpen på et skjold, stille sammen skjold4) ( gammeldags) innhegne med pålerimpale on sette på, spidde med
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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 — verb /ɪmˈpeɪl/ a) to pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. b) more generally, to pierce (something) with any long, pointed object … Wiktionary
impale — verb 1》 transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument. 2》 Heraldry display (a coat of arms) side by side with another on the same shield, separated by a vertical line. Derivatives impalement noun impaler noun Origin C16: from Fr. empaler or med. L.… … English new terms dictionary
impale — verb (transitive often passive) to push a sharp pointed object through something or someone: Gregson fell to a horrible death, impaled on the railings below. impalement noun (U) … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
impale — verb her knife impaled the counter like a javelin Syn: stick, skewer, spear, spike, transfix, harpoon; pierce, stab, run through; literary transpierce … Thesaurus of popular words
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
impale — transitive verb (impaled; impaling) Etymology: Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French empaler, from Medieval Latin impalare, from Latin in + palus stake more at pole Date: 1605 1. to join (coats of arms) on a heraldic shield divided… … New Collegiate Dictionary
impale — im|pale [ ım peıl ] verb transitive to push a pointed object through someone or something … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
impale — [ɪmˈpeɪl] verb [T] to push a pointed object through someone or something … Dictionary for writing and speaking English
impale — /ɪmˈpeɪl / (say im payl) verb (t) (impaled, impaling) 1. to fix upon a sharpened stake or the like. 2. to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body, as for torture or punishment. 3. to fix upon, or pierce through with, anything… …