v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Impaled p. pr. & vb. n. Impaling. ] [ See 2d Empale. ] 1. To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale. [ 1913 Webster ] Then with what life remains, impaled, and left
To writhe at leisure round the bloody stake. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. To inclose, as with pales or stakes; to surround. [ 1913 Webster ] Impale him with your weapons round about. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ] Impenetrable, impaled with circling fire. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ] 3. (Her.) To join, as two coats of arms on one shield, palewise; hence, to join in honorable mention. [ 1913 Webster ] Ordered the admission of St. Patrick to the same to be matched and impaled with the blessed Virgin in the honor thereof. Fuller. [ 1913 Webster ] | 