- empaling
- v. pin down, fix in place with a sharp stake or point, impale; fence or fortify with stakes
English contemporary dictionary. 2014.
empaling
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Empaling — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Empaled — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
impale — 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 … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
empale — empalement, n. empaler, n. /em payl /, v.t., empaled, empaling. impale (defs. 1 5). * * * … Universalium
empale — /ɛmˈpeɪl/ (say em payl) verb (t) (empaled, empaling) → impale …
empale — [em pāl′] vt. empaled, empaling IMPALE … English World dictionary
