impale

1 pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: transfix, empale, spike]

2 kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole; "the enemies were impaled and left to die" [syn: stake]

English

Pronunciation

• /ɪmˈpeɪl/
• Rhymes with: -eɪl

Verb

1. to pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
2. more generally, to pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.

Translations

• Finnish: lävistää, keihästää
• Greek: ανασκολοπίζω (anaskolopizo), καρφώνω (karfono), διατρυπώ (diatripo), (colloquial) παλουκώνω (palukono)

Impale may refer to:

• Impaled (band), American death metal music band
• Impalement, piercing with a stake
• Impalement arts, a group of performing arts that includes knife throwing
• Impalement (heraldry), a form of amalgamation of two coats-of-arms
• Impaled (illusion), a magic trick involving impalement
• Impaled (album), a demo album by Devourment

See also

• Impala (disambiguation)
• Impalefection, gene delivery method

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