empale

See also: empalé

English

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation, US) IPA^(key): /ɪmˈpeɪl/

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• Rhymes: -eɪl

Verb

empale (third-person singular simple present empales, present participle empaling, simple past and past participle empaled)

1. Obsolete form of impale.
2. (transitive) To make pale.
   • (Can we date this quote by G. Fletcher and provide title, author’s full name, and other details?)

     No bloodless malady empales their face.

Derived terms

• empalement

 

French

Verb

empale

1. inflection of empaler:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Portuguese

Verb

empale

1. inflection of empalar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative

Spanish

Verb

empale

1. inflection of empalar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative