impale

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{191} At the same time he asked permission for himself to impale, and his eldest son and other children to quarter, on 'his ancient coat-of-arms' that of the Ardens of Wilmcote, his wife's family.

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  1. transitive verb To pierce with a sharp stake or point.
  2. transitive verb To torture or kill by impaling.
  3. transitive verb To render helpless as if by impaling.

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  • There is really no context given for having the ability to impale enemies on street signs or to rip out their hearts. —  Latest from PALGN
  • It was Governor Spitzer himself who said last year that he wanted to impale then Senate Majority Leader Joe Bruno with "a red hot poker." —  Yonkers Tribune
  • For example, if there's a sharp stick poking up out of the ground, just grab your opponent, and you can impale him on the business end. —  1UP RSS feed
  • But really, at least half the fun of the game was in the gory mishaps, like when Prince would accidentally fall down bottomless shafts to his death or stumble onto a spot where retractable blades shot up from the floor to impale him. —  Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch
  • One thing I found perplexing was the fact that it's nearly impossible to die; if you're frustrated with a certain part and want to murder your avatar, you must impale yourself repeatedly on spikes or wait for a tiny alien to blast you to death. —  The Escapist : Latest News
 

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  1. Medieval Latin impālāre : Latin in-, in; see in-2 + Latin pālus, stake; see pag- in Indo-European roots.
 

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/ɪm, ɛmˈpejl/
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