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smite

[smahyt]

verb, smote or (Obsolete

) smit; smit⋅ten or smit; smit⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

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.

–verb (used without object)

8.	to strike; deal a blow.

—Idiom

9.	smite hip and thigh. hip ¹ (def. 9).

Origin:
bef. 900; ME smiten, OE smītan; c. G schmeissen to throw, D smijten

Related forms:

smiter, noun

Synonyms:
1. knock, cuff, buffet, slap.

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Smit

Smit\, rare imp. & p. p. of Smite. --Spenser.

Smit with the beauty of so fair a scene. --Cowper.

Smit

Smit\, obs. 3d. pers. sing. pres. of Smite. --Chaucer.

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