verb (v)

• pierce with a sharp stake or point(verb.contact)

  Example:
  Impale a shrimp on a skewer.
  

  Synonym:
  empale, spike, transfix
  

  source: wordnet30
• kill by piercing with a spear or sharp pole(verb.contact)

  Example:
  The enemies were impaled and left to die.
  

  Synonym:
  stake
  

  source: wordnet30
• To pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake. See Empale.(verb)

  source: webster1913