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smite
I. \ˈsmī]t, usu ]d.+V\ verb
(smote \ˈsmō]\ ; or archaic smit \ˈsmi]\ ; smit·ten \ˈsmitən\ ; or smit or smote ; smiting ; smites)
Etymology: Middle English smiten, from Old English smītan; akin to Middle Dutch smiten to strike, throw, Old High German bismīzan to defile, stain, Old Swedish smēta to daub, smear, spread, Gothic bismeitan to anoint, Greek smēn to wipe off, cleanse, smēchein to wash off, clean, Armenian mic dirt, and perhaps to Latin mittere to let go, send, Avestan hamista cast down, suppressed; basic meaning: to rub, throw
transitive verb
1.
a. : to strike usually hard especially with the hand or something held in the hand
< blacksmiths smiting the anvil — Havelock Ellis >
< smote the side of his head with his palm — Pearl Buck >
b. : to knock down
< to smite an enemy to the ground >
c. archaic : to strike or pluck (as the strings of a harp) to produce musical sound
< the minstrel smote his harp and sang >
d. : to shine upon suddenly
< morning sunlight smote for the first time mankind's very first space craft — W.F.Jenkins >
2.
a. : to kill or severely injure by or as if by smiting : afflict with sudden calamity, destruction, or injury
b. : to inflict punishment (as destruction, death, or severe injury) upon as if by a stroke
c. : to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously
< the herd was smitten by foot-and-mouth disease — Irish Digest >
3. : to cause to strike
< smote his hand against his thigh >
< smite cymbals together >
4. : to affect as if by striking forcefully or abruptly : impress suddenly
< little children smitten with the fear of hell — V.L.Parrington >
< smitten by the view from a crossing ferry — Newsweek >
< her conscience smote her that she should have so much and they should have so little — Rebecca West >
intransitive verb
: to deliver or deal a usually heavy blow with or as if with the hand or something held in the hand
< the child over 16 who cursed or smote at parents might incur the death penalty — American Guide Series: New Jersey >
Synonyms: see strike
II. noun
(-s)
: a heavy blow : a smiting with a hand, weapon, or implement |