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| im·pale [ im páyl ] (past and past participle im·paled, present participle im·pal·ing, 3rd person present singular im·pales) or em·pale [ em páyl ] (past and past participle em·paled, present participle em·pal·ing, 3rd person present singular em·pales) |
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1. spear: to pierce somebody or something with a pointed object
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2. combine coats of arms: to combine two coats of arms on a single shield, divided by a vertical stripe pale
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| [Mid-16th century. Directly or via French< medieval Latin impalare "put on a stake" < Latin palus "stake"] |
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 im·pale·ment noun |
| im·pal·er noun |
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