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TOEFL BNC: 20593 COCA: 19536

impale

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impale /ɪmˈpeɪl/ verb
impales; impaled; impaling
impale
/ɪmˈpeɪl/
verb
impales; impaled; impaling
Learner's definition of IMPALE
[+ object]
: to cause a pointed object to go into or through (someone or something)(以尖物)刺穿,插进often + on
usually used as (be) impaled通常用作(be) impaled
TOEFL BNC: 20593 COCA: 19536

impale

verb

im·​pale im-ˈpāl How to pronounce impale (audio)
impaled; impaling

transitive verb

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 noun
impaler noun

Example Sentences

impale a marshmallow or two on that stick and let's start toasting
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Word History

Etymology

Middle French & Medieval Latin; Middle French empaler, from Medieval Latin impalare, from Latin in- + palus stake — more at pole

First Known Use

1605, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler
The first known use of impale was in 1605
TOEFL BNC: 20593 COCA: 19536

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