1. to pierce with a sharp pointed object
2. to kill by piercing with a stake
Usage: historical

Examples

• The knight impales his enemy with a lance.
• She accidentally impales the paper with her pen.
• The hunter impales the fish with his spear.
• The fence post impales anyone who falls on it.
• Historical accounts describe how the ruler impales traitors.
• The sharp branch impales the balloon, causing it to pop.