Synonyms of impale
13 similar words
Another word for impale is stick. Other synonyms of impale are transfix and fix.
Synonyms and similar words for impale
verbTo pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- fix
- stake
- stickTo fix on a pointed instrument; to impale.
- run throughTo impale (a person) with a blade, usually a sword.
- transfixTo fix or impale.
verbMore synonyms
- pierce
- prick
- puncture
- transpierceTo pierce through; to pass through.
- empierce archaicTo pierce through.
Meaning of impale
- verb To pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.
- verb To place two coats of arms side by side on the same shield (often those of two spouses upon marriage).
- verb To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.
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