EMPALE is a 6 letter word that starts with E.

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

2. \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}.