Stake
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To fasten, support, or defend with stakes; as, to stake vines or plants. To pierce or wound with a stake. To put at hazard upon the issue of competition, or upon a future contingency; to wager; to pledge. To provide another with money in order to play.
Part of speech: noun
Definition: A piece of wood or other material, usually long and slender, pointed at one end so as to be easily driven into the ground as a support or stay; as, a stake to support vines, fences, hedges, etc. A stick inserted upright in a lop, eye, or mortise, at the side or end of a cart, a flat car, or the like, to prevent goods from falling off. The piece of timber to which a martyr was affixed to be burned. A share or interest in a business or a given situation (in the sense "stake a claim"). A small anvil usually furnished with a tang to enter a hole in a bench top, as used by tinsmiths, blacksmiths, etc., for light work, punching upon, etc. That which is laid down as a wager; that which is staked or hazarded; a pledge. A territorial division.
Example sentence: God's plan for enlarging His kingdom is so simple - one person telling another about the Savior. Yet we're busy and full of excuses. Just remember, someone's eternal destiny is at stake. The joy you'll have when you meet that person in heaven will far exceed any discomfort you felt in sharing the gospel.
Impale
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to pierce with a pale; to put to death by fixing on a sharp stake.more generally, to pierce (something) with any long, pointed object.