\Em*pale"\, v. t. [Pref. em- (L. in) + pale: cf. OF.
empalir.]
To make pale. [Obs.]
      No bloodless malady empales their face.  --G. Fletcher.

\Em*pale"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Empaled}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Empaling}.] [OF. empaler to palisade, pierce, F. empaler
to punish by empalement; pref. em- (L. in) + OF. & F. pal a
pale, stake. See {Pale} a stake, and cf. {Impale}.] [Written
also {impale}.]
1. To fence or fortify with stakes; to surround with a line
   of stakes for defense; to impale.
         All that dwell near enemies empale villages, to save
         themselves from surprise.             --Sir W.
                                               Raleigh.
2. To inclose; to surround. See {Impale}.
3. To put to death by thrusting a sharpened stake through the
   body.
4. (Her.) Same as {Impale}.