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English verb: empale

1. empale (contact) pierce with a sharp stake or point


SamplesImpale a shrimp on a skewer.


Synonymsimpale, spike, transfix


Pattern of useSomebody ----s something.
Something ----s something


Broader (hypernym)pierce, thrust


Narrower (hyponym)pin, spear









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