Em*pale" (?), v. t. [Pref. em-
(L. in) + pale: cf. OF. empalir.] To make
pale. [Obs.]
No bloodless malady empales their
face.
G. Fletcher.
Em*pale", 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.
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.
