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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Empale \Em*pale"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf OF empalir.] To make pale. [Obs.] No bloodless malady empales their face. --G. Fletcher. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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 {impale}.] 1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. --Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To inclose; to surround. See {Impale}. 3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. 4. (Her.) Same as {Impale}. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: empale v : pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: {transfix}, {impale}, {spike}]
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