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English verb: impale | |||
| 1. | impale (contact) pierce with a sharp stake or point | ||
| Samples | Impale a shrimp on a skewer. | ||
| Synonyms | empale, spike, transfix | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pierce, thrust | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | pin, spear | ||
| 2. | impale (contact) kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole | ||
| Samples | The enemies were impaled and left to die. | ||
| Examples | They want to impale the prisoners | ||
| Synonyms | stake | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | kill | ||
| Entail | pierce | ||
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