smite
verb (used with object)
to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon.
has smitten
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present perfectof smite (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Not up for action at the Generalissimo's conference was what a government spokesman blandly called "the worst drought which has smitten Central China in half a century, or perhaps in living memory."
From Time Magazine Archive
Obviously the recent U. S. renascence in bathroom fixtures and furniture has smitten the automobile.
From Time Magazine Archive
Even George Wallace, who has smitten New York more vigorously than any politician alive, said that he would no longer oppose loan guarantees for the city.
From Time Magazine Archive
He has smitten you also, but it is only to heal!
From Memories of Bethany by John R. (John Ross) Macduff
Palamides the Saracen has smitten Sir Lancelot's horse!
From Historic Tales, Vol 14 (of 15) The Romance of Reality by Charles Morris
