[smahyt] 
verb, smote or (Obsolete
) smit; smit⋅ten or smit; smit⋅ing.| 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). |