smite

To smite is defined as to strike, hit or damage by hitting with force.

(verb)

An example of to smite is for a lightning bolt to knock down a tree.

See smite in Webster's New World College Dictionary

Now Rare
1. to hit or strike hard
2. to bring into a specified condition by or as by a blow: to smite someone dead
3. to defeat, punish, destroy, or kill
to strike or attack with powerful or disastrous effect
to affect strongly and suddenly: with some feeling: smitten with dread
to disquiet mentally; distress: smitten by conscience
to strike or impress favorably; inspire with love: smitten with her charms

Origin: ME smiten < OE smitan, akin to Ger schmeissen, to throw < IE base *smē-, to smear, smear on, stroke on

intransitive verb

Now Rare to hit or strike hard

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See smite in American Heritage Dictionary 4

verb smote smote (smōt), smit·ten (smĭtˈn) or smote, smit·ing, smites

verb, transitive

a. To inflict a heavy blow on, with or as if with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.
b. To drive or strike (a weapon, for example) forcefully onto or into something else.
To attack, damage, or destroy by or as if by blows.
a. To afflict: The population was smitten by the plague.
b. To afflict retributively; chasten or chastise.
To affect sharply with great feeling: He was smitten by deep remorse.

verb, intransitive

To deal a blow with or as if with the hand or a hand-held weapon.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English smiten

Origin: , from Old English smītan, to smear

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