smite

[ smahyt ]

/ smaɪt /

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verb (used with object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the back with her umbrella.

to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.) by striking hard.

to strike down, injure, or slay: His sword had smitten thousands.

to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect: smitten by polio.

to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang: His conscience smote him.

to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling: They were smitten with terror.

to impress favorably; charm; enamor: He was smitten by her charms.

verb (used without object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

to strike; deal a blow.

Idioms for smite

smite hip and thigh. hip¹(def 9).

Origin of smite

before 900; Middle English smiten, Old English smītan; cognate with German schmeissen to throw, Dutch smijten

SYNONYMS FOR smite

1 knock, cuff, buffet, slap.

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OTHER WORDS FROM smite

smit·er, noun

Words nearby smite

smirk, smirting, smish, smit, smitch, smite, smith, smith island, smith's fracture, smith's operation, smith,

Example sentences from the Web for smite

Had the Egyptians sallied forth to smite, scarce a sword would have flashed, so dear seemed martyrdom.

God Wills It! |William Stearns Davis
Here is a knave of a friar calleth me a mad priest, and yet I smite him not.

The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood |Howard Pyle
He was equally ready to do a kindly action, or smite the man hip and thigh who chanced to run foul of him.

The Night Riders |Ridgwell Cullum
It was as if all the thunders of heaven had gathered in one place to smite the earth.

The Courier of the Ozarks |Byron A. Dunn

The three men of the Campeador were all of one intent, That mightily his foeman to smite each one should ride.

The Lay of the Cid |R. Selden Rose

British Dictionary definitions for smite

smite

/ (smaɪt) /

verb smites, smiting, smote, smitten or smit (mainly tr) mainly archaic

to strike with a heavy blow or blows

to damage with or as if with blows

to afflict or affect severely smitten with flu

to afflict in order to punish

(intr foll by on) to strike forcibly or abruptly the sun smote down on him

Derived forms of smite

smiter, noun

Word Origin for smite

Old English smītan; related to Old High German smīzan to smear, Gothic bismeitan, Old Swedish smēta to daub

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smite

verb (used with object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

verb (used without object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

Idioms for smite

Origin of smite

SYNONYMS FOR smite

OTHER WORDS FROM smite

Words nearby smite

Example sentences from the Web for smite

British Dictionary definitions for smite

verb smites, smiting, smote, smitten or smit (mainly tr) mainly archaic

Derived forms of smite

Word Origin for smite

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

smite

verb (used with object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

verb (used without object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.

Idioms for smite

Origin of smite

SYNONYMS FOR smite

OTHER WORDS FROM smite

Words nearby smite

Words related to smite

Example sentences from the Web for smite

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verb smites, smiting, smote, smitten or smit (mainly tr) mainly archaic

Derived forms of smite

Word Origin for smite

British Dictionary definitions for smite