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Definitions for Smite

[1] to strike or hit hard, with or as with the hand, a stick, or other weapon: She smote him on the back with her umbrella.
[2] to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.) by striking hard.
[3] to strike down, injure, or slay: His sword had smitten thousands.
[4] to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect: smitten by polio.
[5] to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang: His conscience smote him.
[6] to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling: They were smitten with terror.
[7] to impress favorably; charm; enamor: He was smitten by her charms.
[8] to strike; deal a blow.
[9] smite hip and thigh . hip1(def 9) .
[10] to strike with a heavy blow or blows
[11] to damage with or as if with blows
[12] to afflict or affect severely smitten with flu
[13] to afflict in order to punish
[14] (intr foll by on ) to strike forcibly or abruptly the sun smote down on him

Words related to Smite

afflict, knock, hit, chasten, chastise, sock, defeat, visit, attack, buffet, dash, swat, smack, slap, wallop, strike, clobber, blast, whack, belt

Words nearby Smite

smirk, smirting, smish, smit, smitch, smite, smith, smith island, smith's fracture, smith's operation, smith,

Origin of Smite

before 900; Middle English smiten, Old English smītan; cognate with German schmeissen to throw, Dutch smijten

Other words from Smite

smit·er , noun

Word origin for Smite

Old English smītan; related to Old High German smīzan to smear, Gothic bismeitan, Old Swedish smēta to daub

Synonyms for Smite

afflict, attack, belt, blast, buffet, chasten, chastise, clobber, dash, defeat, hit, knock, slap, smack, sock, strike, swat, visit, wallop, whack