v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Empaled p. pr. & vb. n. Empaling. ] [ OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a pale, stake. See Pale a stake, and cf. Impale. ] [ Written also impale. ]1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. [ 1913 Webster ]
All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. Sir W. Raleigh. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. To inclose; to surround. See Impale. [ 1913 Webster ]
3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. [ 1913 Webster ]
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