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Meanings of impale in English

Spanish
atravesar

Pierce with a sharp stake or point.

atravesar
Portuguese
empalar
Catalan
empalar
Spanish
estacar

Kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole.

empalar
Usage of impale in English
1
The spiked wooden ball swishes from tree canopy to impale support cast.
Unmanned
2
He ordered Watts out of his presence, and threatened to impale him.
Critical and Historical Essays — Volume 1
3
You I'll have to impale and wait until you are truly dead.
Arcanum Unbounded
4
WINDOM: Define stab... spear, gore, impale, pierce, ram, stick, lance... That's it!
My Life, My Tapes
5
Do you remember how long it takes to impale a man?
Vlad. The Last Confession
6
The executioner having dismissed the doctor prepared to impale the tailor.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments — Volume 02
7
It squealed, shrill with triumph, and the horn swept up to impale him.
Space Prison
8
It shot across the clearing to impale the boy's lower back.
Spellwright
9
You see on which horn of your own dilemma you would impale yourself.
The Vicar's Daughter
10
Usually there are eight sharp spears of bone to impale you.
Our Vanishing Wild Life: Its Extermination and Preservation
11
If the awl slipped, the ball-maker could break a rib or impale himself.
Tommy's honor: the story of old tom morris and young tom morris,...
12
Monster! and much leaping about, he managed to impale the crayfish.
Sons of the Oak
13
It's a miracle Carter didn't impale himself on his own sword.
The red pyramid
14
Instantly, half a dozen ferrin spears rushed to impale the beast.
The Lair of Bones
15
Do you impale them on pins stuck into a glass case?
Kenelm Chillingly — Volume 05
16
If you impale a nymph with a spear, she will die.
Percy Jackson’s Greek Gods
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Portuguese
empalar
Catalan
empalar
Impale through the time
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