Impale — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

pierce with a sharp stake or point

kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪmpˈeɪl/

🇬🇧British English

/ɪmpˈeɪl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/ɪmpˈeɪl/

2 syllables Say it as /ɪmpˈeɪl/.

Examples

impale a shrimp on a skewer
the enemies were impaled and left to die

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

empale transfix spike stake

Parts of Speech

verb	pierce with a sharp stake or point “impale a shrimp on a skewer”
verb	kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole “the enemies were impaled and left to die”

Word Forms

impalement	noun	the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
spike	noun	a long, thin sharp-pointed implement (wood or metal)
stake	noun	instrument of execution consisting of a vertical post that a victim is tied to for burning

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

aufspießen

Mit einem scharfen Stab oder einer scharfen Spitze durchstechen

🇫🇷French

empaler

percer avec un pieu ou une pointe pointue

🇪🇸Spanish

empalar

perforar con una estaca o punta afilada

🇮🇹Italian

impalare

forare con un paletto o una punta affilata

🇳🇱Dutch

spietsen

doorboren met een scherpe paal of punt

🇵🇹Portuguese

empalar

furar com uma estaca ou ponta afiada

🇷🇺Russian

пронзать

проткнуть острым колом или острием

India

🇮🇳Hindi

कोंचना

किसी नुकीले डंडे या नोक से छेदना

🇧🇩Bengali

ইমপ্যাল

একটি ধারালো বাজি বা বিন্দু দিয়ে বিদ্ধ করা

🇮🇳Tamil

கழுமரத்தில் ஏற்றி

கூர்மையான பங்கு அல்லது புள்ளியால் துளைக்கவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

శిలాఫలకం

పదునైన వాటా లేదా బిందువుతో కుట్టండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कोंबणे

एक धारदार भाग किंवा बिंदू सह छेदन

🇮🇳Gujarati

જડવું

તીક્ષ્ણ દાવ અથવા બિંદુ સાથે વીંધો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಶೂಲಕ್ಕೇರಿಸು

ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣವಾದ ಪಾಲನ್ನು ಅಥವಾ ಬಿಂದುವಿನಿಂದ ಚುಚ್ಚಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ശൂലത്തിലിടുക

മൂർച്ചയുള്ള ഓഹരിയോ പോയിൻ്റോ ഉപയോഗിച്ച് തുളയ്ക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁੰਘਣਾ

ਇੱਕ ਤਿੱਖੀ ਦਾਅ ਜਾਂ ਬਿੰਦੂ ਨਾਲ ਵਿੰਨ੍ਹੋ

🇵🇰Urdu

پھانسی

تیز داؤ یا نقطہ سے چھیدنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

刺穿

用锋利的木桩或尖刺穿

🇯🇵Japanese

突き刺す

鋭い杭または尖ったもので突き刺す

🇰🇷Korean

푹 찌르다

날카로운 말뚝이나 끝으로 찌르다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đâm vào người

đâm bằng cọc hoặc mũi nhọn

🇹🇭Thai

แทง

แทงด้วยเสาหรือปลายแหลม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menusuk

menusuk dengan tiang atau ujung yang tajam

🇵🇭Filipino

ipako

butasin gamit ang isang matalim na tulos o punto

🇲🇾Malay

cucuk

menembusi dengan pancang atau mata yang tajam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أسعد

اخترق بحصة أو نقطة حادة

🇮🇷Persian

چوب بست

با میخ یا نوک تیز سوراخ کنید

🇹🇷Turkish

kazığa oturtmak

keskin bir kazık veya uçla delmek

🇮🇱Hebrew

לִדקוֹר

לנקב עם יתד חד או חוד

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The primary meaning of 'impale' is 'pierce with a sharp stake or point'.

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