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- Dictionaryimpale/ɪmˈpeɪl/
verb
- 1. transfix or pierce with a sharp instrument: "his head was impaled on a pike and exhibited for all to see"
- 2. display (a coat of arms) side by side with another on the same shield, separated by a vertical line: "the impaled arms of her husband and her father"
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1. a. : to pierce with or as if with something pointed. especially : to torture or kill by fixing on a sharp stake. b. : to fix in an inescapable or helpless position. 2. : to join (coats of arms) on a heraldic shield divided vertically by a pale. impalement. im-ˈpāl-mənt. noun. impaler. im-ˈpā-lər. noun. Synonyms. gore. harpoon. jab. lance. peck.
IMPALE definition: 1. to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person: 2. to…. Learn more.
The verb impale means to pierce an object with a sharp stick. When you're preparing shish kebabs, you impale chunks of marinated vegetables and meat on pointy metal skewers and then cook them on a grill.
1. (often foll by: on, upon, or with) to pierce with a sharp instrument: they impaled his severed head on a spear. 2. archaic to enclose with pales or fencing; fence in. 3. (Heraldry) heraldry to charge (a shield) with two coats of arms placed side by side. [C16: from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin im- (in) + pālus pale 2]
Impale definition: to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like.. See examples of IMPALE used in a sentence.
Jun 4, 2024 · To impale something on a pointed object means to cause the point to go into it or through it. Researchers observed one bird impale a rodent on a cactus. [ VERB noun + on ]
IMPALE meaning: 1. to push a sharp object through something, especially the body of an animal or person: 2. to…. Learn more.
verb. impaled, impales, impaling. To pierce through with, or fix on, something pointed; transfix. Webster's New World. To make helpless, as if fixed on a stake. Impaled by her glance. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. To punish or torture by fixing on a stake.
Definition of impale verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
im•pale (im pāl′ ), v.t., -paled, -pal•ing. to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like. to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body, as for torture or punishment. to fix upon, or pierce through with, anything pointed. to make helpless as if pierced through.
