impale

• Verbe désignant l'action de transpercer ou de percer quelque chose avec un objet pointu, en laissant souvent l'objet planté ou fixé dans la cible.

A verb used to indicate the act of piercing or transfixing something with a sharp object, often resulting in being stuck or fixed in place.

1. Pierce with a sharp objectC1formal

   To thrust a pointed object through something, often causing it to be fixed in place.

   Empaler

   • The knight impaled the dragon with his lance.
   • He accidentally impaled his hand on a rusty nail.
   • The butterfly was impaled on a pin for the collection.

   Synonymeslancepierceskewerspearspikestabsticktransfix

2. Kill by piercingC1formal

   To cause death by driving a sharp stake or spear through the body.

   Empaler

   • In ancient times, enemies were sometimes impaled as a form of execution.
   • The warrior impaled his opponent with a spear.
   • Historical accounts describe how rebels were impaled on stakes.

   Synonymeslancerun throughskewerspearspittransfix