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- [im-peyl]
- /ɪmˈpeɪl/
- /ɪmˈpeɪlmənt/
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- [im-peyl]
- /ɪmˈpeɪl/
Definitions of impalement word
- verb with object impalement to fasten, stick, or fix upon a sharpened stake or the like. 1
- verb with object impalement to pierce with a sharpened stake thrust up through the body, as for torture or punishment. 1
- verb with object impalement to fix upon, or pierce through with, anything pointed. 1
- verb with object impalement to make helpless as if pierced through. 1
- verb with object impalement Archaic. to enclose with or as if with pales or stakes; fence in; hem in. 1
- verb with object impalement Heraldry. to marshal (two coats of arms, as the family arms of a husband and wife) on an escutcheon party per pale. (of a coat of arms) to be combined with (another coat of arms) in this way. 1
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Origin of impalement
First appearance:
before 1545 One of the 30% oldest English words
1545-55; < Medieval Latin impālāre, equivalent to Latin im- im-1 + pāl(us) pale2 + -ā- thematic vowel + -re infinitive ending
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Parts of speech for Impalement
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impalement popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 75% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for impalement
noun impalement
- hit — to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- hanging — the way in which a thing hangs.
- crucifixion — Crucifixion is a way of killing people which was common in the Roman Empire, in which they were tied or nailed to a cross and left to die.
- shooting — to hit, wound, damage, kill, or destroy with a missile discharged from a weapon.
- punishment — the act of punishing.
Antonyms for impalement
noun impalement
- disregard — to pay no attention to; leave out of consideration; ignore: Disregard the footnotes.
- ignorance — the state or fact of being ignorant; lack of knowledge, learning, information, etc.
- abandoning — to leave completely and finally; forsake utterly; desert: to abandon one's farm; to abandon a child; to abandon a sinking ship.
- failure — an act or instance of failing or proving unsuccessful; lack of success: His effort ended in failure. The campaign was a failure.
- forgetting — to cease or fail to remember; be unable to recall: to forget someone's name.
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