Im*pale" (?), 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.
Then with what life remains, impaled, and left To writhe at leisure
round the bloody stake.
Addison.