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empale
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The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.
WordNet
Word definitions in WordNet
v. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer" [syn: transfix , impale , spike ]
Wiktionary
Word definitions in Wiktionary
vb. 1 (obsolete form of impale English) 2 (context transitive English) To make pale.
Usage examples of empale.
Martin adds, what even the horrors of Oriental warfare will scarcely permit us to credit, that she was exposed by Sapor on a public scaffold to the brutal lusts of his soldiery, and afterwards empaled, iii.