01 v. t. To make pale.
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To make pale.[Obs.]“No bloodless malady empales their face.” — G. Fletcher.
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5 senses · 2 variants
Webster, 1913
Empale
· Em·pale
· IPA /ɪmˈpeɪl/
02 v. t. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.
imp. & p. p.
Empaled; p. pr. & vb. n.
Empaling
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To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.“All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise.” — Sir W. Raleigh.
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To inclose; to surround. See Impale. See: Impale
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To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
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