vt to make pale.
2. empale ·vt ·same·as impale.
3. empale ·vt to put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the body.
4. empale ·vt to inclose; to surround. ·see impale.
5. empale ·vt to fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line of stakes for defense; to impale.