smite
[ smahyt ]
/ smaɪt /
verb (used with object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.
verb (used without object), smote or (Obsolete) smit; smit·ten or smit; smit·ing.
to strike; deal a blow.
Nearby words
smirk, smirting, smish, smit, smitch, smite, smith, smith island, smith's fracture, smith's operation, smith,
Idioms
smite hip and thigh. hip1(def 9).
Origin of smite
before 900; Middle English smiten, Old English smītan; cognate with German schmeissen to throw, Dutch smijten
Related forms
smit·er, nounDictionary.com Unabridged
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British Dictionary definitions for smite
smite
/ (smaɪt) /
verb smites, smiting, smote, smitten or smit (mainly tr) mainly archaic
to strike with a heavy blow or blows
to damage with or as if with blows
to afflict or affect severelysmitten with flu
to afflict in order to punish
(intr foll by on) to strike forcibly or abruptlythe sun smote down on him
Derived Forms
smiter, nounWord Origin for smite
Old English smītan; related to Old High German smīzan to smear, Gothic bismeitan, Old Swedish smēta to daub
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