meaning of impale
1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.
2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
3. To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
4. pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a
">skewer"
Related Words
impale | impaled | impalement |