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[smahyt] 
verb, smote or (Obsolete
) smit; smit⋅ten or smit; smit⋅ing.
smite
[smahyt] verb, smote or (Obsolete
) smit; smit⋅ten or smit; smit⋅ing. –verb (used with object)
–verb (used without object)
—Idiom
| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.) by striking hard. |
| 3. | to strike down, injure, or slay: His sword had smitten thousands. |
| 4. | to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect: smitten by polio. |
| 5. | to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang: His conscience smote him. |
| 6. | to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling: They were smitten with terror. |
| 7. | to impress favorably; charm; enamor: He was smitten by her charms. |
| 8. | to strike; deal a blow. |
| 9. | smite hip and thigh. hip 1 (def. 9). |
Origin:
bef. 900; ME smiten, OE smītan; c. G schmeissen to throw, D smijten
bef. 900; ME smiten, OE smītan; c. G schmeissen to throw, D smijten
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Smit
Smit\, rare imp. & p. p. of Smite. --Spenser. Smit with the beauty of so fair a scene. --Cowper.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Smit
Smit\, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Smite. --Chaucer.
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