Synonyms for empale

Most common

spike · impale · transfix

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Verb

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To make pale.

Forms

Past participle

empaled
e.g. empaled → spiked, impaled, transfixed…

Example sentences

• spike Lukas noticed a spike strip in Amelia's driveway.
• impale Edmundo prepared to impale the vampire with a stake.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

5 letters

spike¹

6 letters

impale²

8 letters

transfix²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (impale² = 2 syllables).