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empale

verb
/ɪmˈpeɪl/UK

Etymology

From em- + pale.

  1. derived from *pelito-✻
  2. derived from pallidus
  3. derived from pale
  4. inherited from pale
  5. prefixed as empale — “em + pale”

Definitions

  1. Obsolete form of impale.

  2. To make pale.

    • No bloodless malady empales their face.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA