Impaled

/ɪmˈpeɪld/ verb

Pierced or stabbed with a sharp pointed object; to have something sharp pushed through your body.

From Old French 'empaler,' derived from Latin 'im-' (in) and 'palus' (stake or pale). Literally means to put on a stake or pointed object.

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