1. To
pierce with a pale; to put to
death by
fixing on a
sharp stake. See Empale. "Then with what
life remains, impaled, and
left To writhe at leisure
round the
bloody stake." (Addison)
2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround. "Impale
him with your weapons
round about." (Shak) "Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire." (Milton)
3. To join, as
two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to
join in honorable mention. "Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the
same to be matched and impaled with the
blessed Virgin in the
honor thereof." (Fuller)
Origin: See Empale.
Source: Websters Vocabulary