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   smite

   /smʌɪt/

   verb

   • 1. strike with a firm blow: literary "he smites the water with his sword"
   • ▪ defeat or conquer (a people or land): archaic "he may smite our enemies"
   • ▪ (especially of disease) attack or affect severely: "various people had been smitten with untimely summer flu"
   • 2. be strongly attracted to someone or something: "she was smitten with the boy"

   noun

   • 1. a heavy blow or stroke with a weapon or the hand: archaic "the kirk rang with slaps and smites"

   Word Origin Old Englishsmītan ‘to smear, blemish’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch smijten and German schmeissen ‘to fling’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. smiter noun

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   What is the meaning of Smite?

   • To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone. A blow. Redefined (borders) Pub drinks-servers Arched over Chief Dog breed A pain in it is a nuisance Golf club, sand ...

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   What does smote mean?

   • Did you know? Smote is the past tense form of the verb smite, which is most frequently used to mean "to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or with something held in the hand," or "to kill or severely injure by striking in such a way."

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   What does smitten mean?

   • The word smitten, that past participle form of smite, was taking on new meaning: Caught by the Gills, and fastned to your Book. and beg'd on his knees that she there would remain…. Around 1650, smitten began to refer not simply to being struck, but to being struck with affection or longing.

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   What is the past participle of Smite?

   • The past participle of this verb is the cool word smitten, which is what you say about someone who's fallen head over heels for something or someone, that is, their emotions have been struck. "Smite."

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   What is the past participle of smitten?

   • You’re most likely to find it reading Biblical stories or mythologies, for example, where the thunderbolt of Zeus smites some misbehaving Greek fellow. The past participle of this verb is the cool word smitten, which is what you say about someone who's fallen head over heels for something or someone, that is, their emotions have been struck.

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   Does history Smite local government?

   • When dealing with local government, history has a way of rearing up and smiting one. I hope that those who are smitten with the idea of "food at any price" will bear in mind that lesson. He spoke of the lives which had been given in many districts smitten with plague and in other districts smitten with famine.

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   Smite is a literary verb that means to hit someone forcefully or to have a sudden powerful or damaging effect on someone. Learn how to use smite in sentences, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

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     SMITE meaning: 1. to hit someone forcefully or to have a...

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     smite definicja: 1. to hit someone forcefully or to have a...

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     SMITE translate: 重击（某人）;深深影响（某人）. Learn more in the...

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   Smite is a verb that means to strike sharply or heavily, to kill or injure, or to affect as if by striking. It has different past tense and participle forms, such as smote and smitten, and can also mean to captivate or take with love.

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   Smite definition: to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon. See examples of SMITE used in a sentence.

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   Smite is a literary verb that means to hit someone forcefully or to have a sudden powerful or damaging effect on someone. Learn how to use smite in a sentence, see synonyms and antonyms, and find translations in different languages.

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   Smite means to hit hard or to affect strongly with a feeling. It can also mean to punish, kill, or impress. See examples, synonyms, and word origin of smite.

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   To smite is to strike with a heavy blow. If you’re playing an ancient Norse warrior in a play, you might get to smite your enemy with a club. Smite comes from the old English for striking or smearing.

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   Smite means to strike or hit hard, with or as if with the hand, a tool, or a weapon. It can also mean to affect severely, to afflict, or to impress favorably. See examples, synonyms, and translations of smite.