Antonyms for impale
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : im-peyl |
| Phonetic Transcription : ɪmˈpeɪl |
Definition of impale
Origin :- 1520s, "to enclose with stakes, fence in," from Middle French empaler and directly from Medieval Latin impalare "to push onto a stake," from assimilated form of in- "into, in" (see in- (2)) + Latin palus "a stake, prop, stay; wooden post, pole," from PIE *pak-slo-, from root *pag-/*pak- "to fasten" (see pact). Sense of "pierce with a pointed stake" (as torture or punishment) first recorded 1610s. Related: Impaled; impaling.
- verb stab
- He allowed us to go on without ordering his men to impale us.
- Extract from : « The Red Hand of Ulster » by George A. Birmingham
- Nor would he do so if his hobby were to impale human beings.
- Extract from : « The Crooked House » by Brandon Fleming
- It squealed, shrill with triumph, and the horn swept up to impale him.
- Extract from : « Space Prison » by Tom Godwin
- Sir,—Allow me to impale Mr. Dexter on the horns of a dilemma.
- Extract from : « From a Cornish Window » by Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
- It was not difficult for Mr. Davis to impale him upon this plea.
- Extract from : « Robert Toombs » by Pleasant A. Stovall
- Or wilt thou nail a man on a cross, or impale him on a stake?
- Extract from : « Plutarch's Morals » by Plutarch
- How soon you going to drop the pole set up to impale Winthrope?
- Extract from : « Edith and John » by Franklin S. Farquhar
- Don't take my track, or you may impale me like a roast pig on a spit.
- Extract from : « Boyhood in Norway » by Hjalmar Hjorth Boyesen
- The chancellor of a University presumably may impale its arms with his own.
- Extract from : « Heraldry for Craftsmen & Designers » by William Henry St. John Hope
- Some impale themselves on the sharp-pointed stakes, and, hapless benefactors!
- Extract from : « Samba » by Herbert Strang
Synonyms for impale
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