IMPALE
\ɪmpˈe͡ɪl], \ɪmpˈeɪl], \ɪ_m_p_ˈeɪ_l]\
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To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.
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To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
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To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
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To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.
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To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround.
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To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention.
By Noah Webster.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
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