smite
[smahyt]
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.
Origin of smite
before 900; Middle English smiten, Old English smītan; cognate with German schmeissen to throw, Dutch smijten
Synonyms for smite
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Related Words for smite
afflict, knock, hit, chasten, chastise, sock, defeat, visit, attack, buffet, dash, swat, smack, slap, wallop, strike, clobber, blast, whack, beltExamples from the Web for smite
Historical Examples of smite
Here is a knave of a friar calleth me a mad priest, and yet I smite him not.
The Merry Adventures of Robin HoodHoward Pyle
If he break the law, any citizen not less than thirty years of age may smite him.
LawsPlato
The kiss seemed to Israel to smite his own cheeks like a blow.
The ScapegoatHall Caine
The strength of the Prophet is within him thus to smite the unbelieving pigs.
The Sea-HawkRaphael Sabatini
Seuthes, turning to the boy, asked, "Shall I smite him instead of you?"
AnabasisXenophon
smite
verb smites, smiting, smote, smitten or smit (mainly tr) mainly archaic
Word 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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