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Definition of Empale
Empale 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.
Empale 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.
