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smite
[smahyt]
verb (used with object)
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.
Synonyms: , , ,to deliver or deal (a blow, hit, etc.) by striking hard.
to strike down, injure, or slay.
His sword had smitten thousands.
to afflict or attack with deadly or disastrous effect.
smitten by polio.
to affect mentally or morally with a sudden pang.
His conscience smote him.
to affect suddenly and strongly with a specified feeling.
They were smitten with terror.
to impress favorably; charm; enamor.
He was smitten by her charms.
verb (used without object)
to strike; deal a blow.
smite
/ ɪ /
verb
to strike with a heavy blow or blows
to damage with or as if with blows
to afflict or affect severely
smitten with flu
to afflict in order to punish
to strike forcibly or abruptly
the sun smote down on him
Other 51Թ Forms
- smiter noun
- ˈٱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of smite1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of smite1
Example Sentences
“He says I have an aptitude for devotion,” the smitten boy beams, with his master’s padlock chained around his neck.
"Feel so incredibly lucky. We are all totally smitten."
Although Woolery dabbled in basketball growing up, Grant was once so smitten with the sport that she thought it was going to be her pathway to a Division I college scholarship.
And when she tells him her story has touched his heart, it’s almost like she is smitten.
She got a ticket to London from a smitten suitor, bringing her grandmother along.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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