smite

smite  (smt)

v. smote (smt), smit·ten (smtn) or smote, smit·ing, smites

v.tr.

1.

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.

2. To attack, damage, or destroy by or as if by blows.

3.

a. To afflict: The population was smitten by the plague.

b. To afflict retributively; chasten or chastise.

4. To affect sharply with great feeling: He was smitten by deep remorse.

v.intr.

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

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[Middle English smiten, from Old English smtan, to smear.]

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smiter n.

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smite [smaɪt]

vb smites, smiting, smote ; smitten, smit (mainly tr) Now archaic in most senses

1. to strike with a heavy blow or blows

2. to damage with or as if with blows

3. to afflict or affect severely smitten with flu

4. to afflict in order to punish

5. (intr; foll by on) to strike forcibly or abruptly the sun smote down on him

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

smiter  n

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	smite - inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon hit - deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument; "He hit her hard in the face"
	2.	smite - affect suddenly with deep feeling; "He was smitten with love for this young girl" impress, strike, affect, move - have an emotional or cognitive impact upon; "This child impressed me as unusually mature"; "This behavior struck me as odd"
	3.	smite - cause physical pain or suffering in; "afflict with the plague" afflict damage - inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree" visit - assail; "He was visited with a terrible illness that killed him quickly" blight, plague - cause to suffer a blight; "Too much rain may blight the garden with mold"

Translations

smite [smaɪt] (smote (pt) (smitten (pp))) VT (archaic, liter) (= strike) → golpear; (= punish) → castigar
my conscience smote me → me remordió la conciencia
see also smitten

smite pret <smote>, ptp <smitten>

vt (old, liter) → schlagen; he smote off his head → er schlug or hieb (old, liter) → ihm den Kopf ab; the sound of gunfire smote our ears → der Lärm von Schüssen schlug an unsere Ohren; and the Lord shall smite them down → und der Herr wird sie zerschmettern

smite [smaɪt] (smote (pt) (smitten (pp))) vt (old) (strike) → colpire; (punish) → punire

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smite [smaɪt] (smote (pt) (smitten (pp))) vt (old) (strike) → colpire; (punish) → punire