1. to pierce or transfix with a pale or pointed stake; to impale
Usage: archaic or literary; third person singular present tense of 'empale'
2. to enclose or fence in with pales or stakes
Usage: archaic; third person singular present tense of 'empale'

Examples

• The fortress empales the perimeter with wooden stakes.
• He empales the document on the spike for filing.
• The ancient text empales the warrior on a lance.
• She empales the fabric on the needle to secure it.
• The gate empales the boundary with iron pales.