empale

Verb

Meaning

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.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

spike impale transfix piquet flay palisade chamber burn execute stake grip pale lace spiked fortify
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Antonyms

resist exhaust bore oppose repel tire
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Hypernyms

pierce thrust

Hyponyms

pin spear

Derivatives

empaled empaling

Examples

impale a shrimp on a skewer Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

empair empairment empaistic empalement empaler empanada