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  1. 1. v. t. To make pale. Source: opted
  2. 2. v. t. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. Source: opted
  3. 3. v. t. To inclose; to surround. See Impale. Source: opted
  4. 4. v. t. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. Source: opted
  5. 5. v. t. Same as Impale. Source: opted
  6. 6. v. pierce with a sharp stake or point Source: wordnet
  7. 7. To make pale. [Obs.] No bloodless malady empales their face. G. Fletcher. 1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale. All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save themselves from surprise. Sir W. Raleigh. 2. To inclose; to surround. See Impale. 3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body. 4. (Her.) Same as Impale. Source: webster
  8. 8. To make pale. [Obs.]No bloodless malady empales their face. G. Fletcher. Source: adambom
  9. 9. v pierce with a sharp stake or point Source: ecdict

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