empale
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em·pale
(ĕm-pāl′)v.
Variant of impale.
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empale
(ɪmˈpeɪl)vb
a less common spelling of impale
emˈpalement n
emˈpaler n
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im•pale
(ɪmˈpeɪl)v.t. -paled, -pal•ing.
1. to pierce or fix with something pointed.
2. to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body.
3. to make helpless as if pierced through.
4. to combine (coats of arms) on a shield with a pale dividing vertically.
[1545–55; < Medieval Latin impālāre]
im•pal′er, n.
im•pale′ment, n.
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empale
Past participle: empaled
Gerund: empaling
| Imperative |
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| empale |
| empale |
| Present |
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| I empale |
| you empale |
| he/she/it empales |
| we empale |
| you empale |
| they empale |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I empaled |
| you empaled |
| he/she/it empaled |
| we empaled |
| you empaled |
| they empaled |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am empaling |
| you are empaling |
| he/she/it is empaling |
| we are empaling |
| you are empaling |
| they are empaling |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have empaled |
| you have empaled |
| he/she/it has empaled |
| we have empaled |
| you have empaled |
| they have empaled |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was empaling |
| you were empaling |
| he/she/it was empaling |
| we were empaling |
| you were empaling |
| they were empaling |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had empaled |
| you had empaled |
| he/she/it had empaled |
| we had empaled |
| you had empaled |
| they had empaled |
| Future |
|---|
| I will empale |
| you will empale |
| he/she/it will empale |
| we will empale |
| you will empale |
| they will empale |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have empaled |
| you will have empaled |
| he/she/it will have empaled |
| we will have empaled |
| you will have empaled |
| they will have empaled |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be empaling |
| you will be empaling |
| he/she/it will be empaling |
| we will be empaling |
| you will be empaling |
| they will be empaling |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been empaling |
| you have been empaling |
| he/she/it has been empaling |
| we have been empaling |
| you have been empaling |
| they have been empaling |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been empaling |
| you will have been empaling |
| he/she/it will have been empaling |
| we will have been empaling |
| you will have been empaling |
| they will have been empaling |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been empaling |
| you had been empaling |
| he/she/it had been empaling |
| we had been empaling |
| you had been empaling |
| they had been empaling |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would empale |
| you would empale |
| he/she/it would empale |
| we would empale |
| you would empale |
| they would empale |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have empaled |
| you would have empaled |
| he/she/it would have empaled |
| we would have empaled |
| you would have empaled |
| they would have empaled |
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Verb 1. [画像:empale - pierce with a sharp stake or point]empale - pierce with a sharp stake or point; "impale a shrimp on a skewer"
pin - pierce with a pin; "pin down the butterfly"
spear - pierce with a spear; "spear fish"
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