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em·pale·ment, noun
em·pal·er, noun
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empale (ɪmˈpeɪl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —vb | |
| a less common spelling of impale | |
| em'palement | |
| —n | |
| em'paler | |
| —n | |
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| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| impale or empale (ɪmˈpeɪl) | |
| —vb (often foll by on, upon, | |
| 1. | to pierce with a sharp instrument: they impaled his severed head on a spear |
| 2. | archaic to enclose with pales or fencing; fence in |
| 3. | heraldry to charge (a shield) with two coats of arms placed side by side |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin | |
| empale or empale | |
| —vb | |
| [C16: from Medieval Latin impālāre, from Latin | |
| im'palement or empale | |
| —n | |
| em'palement or empale | |
| —n | |
| im'paler or empale | |
| —n | |
| em'paler or empale | |
| —n | |
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