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to impale
01
to pierce through something with a sharp or pointed object
Transitive: to impale sth
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
impale
3rd person singular
impales
Present participle
impaling
Past simple
impaled
Past participle
impaled
Examples
He impaled the document with a pushpin to attach it to the bulletin board.
02
to torture or execute someone by affixing them to a sharp stake
Transitive: to impale sb
Examples
In ancient times, prisoners were impaled as a form of public execution.
Lexical Tree
impalement
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