impaled

Meanings

• Verb

  To pierce or penetrate something through and through, typically with a sharp point.

  - "The spear was impaled through the heart of the enemy."
  - "The flag was impaled on the summit of the mountain."

• Transitive verb

  To be pierced or penetrated through and through, typically with a sharp point.

  - "The victim was impaled on the stake."
  - "The knight was impaled by an arrow."

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Synonyms

pale , palisade , picket , fix , run through , stake , stick , transfix

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with impaled
maled , paled , veiled

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Variants

List of all variants of impaled that leads to same result
impale , impaled , impalement , impalements , impaler , impalers , impales , impaling

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Etymology

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Middle English: from Old French empaler, from em- 'in' + paler 'stake'.

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Trivia

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1. Impalement was used as a form of punishment by the Romans, Persians, and some African tribes.

2. The largest recorded number of people impaled at once was 30,000 in 1514 by the Romanian Prince Mihnea Turcul.

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Related Concepts

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1. Stakeout: A surveillance operation where law enforcement officers wait and watch a location for criminal activity.

2. Impale: A type of skewer used for cooking, particularly for meat.

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Culture

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Impaled has been used extensively in literature and art, particularly in depictions of war and violence. In some cultures, impalement was used as a form of punishment or execution.

How to Memorize "impaled"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a sharp point piercing through an object or a person.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with the image of a spear or a stake.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the word by associating it with the word 'pierce' or 'penetrate'.

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