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- DictionarySmite/smīt/
verb
- 1. strike with a firm blow: literary "he smites the water with his sword"
- 2. be strongly attracted to someone or something: "she was so smitten with the boy"
noun
- 1. a heavy blow or stroke with a weapon or the hand. archaic
: to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand. 2. a. : to kill or severely injure by smiting. b. : to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously. smitten by disease. 3. : to cause to strike. 4. : to affect as if by striking. children smitten with the fear of hell—V. L. Parrington. 5. : captivate, take.
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.
SMITE definition: 1. to hit someone forcefully or to have a sudden powerful or damaging effect on someone 2. to hit…. Learn more.
SMITE meaning: 1. to hit someone forcefully or to have a sudden powerful or damaging effect on someone 2. to hit…. Learn more.
smite somebody to have a great effect on somebody, especially an unpleasant or serious one. Suddenly my conscience smote me. Definition of smite verb in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
Smite Definition. To inflict a heavy blow on, with or as if with the hand, a tool, or a weapon. To hit or strike hard. To bring into a specified condition by or as by a blow. To smite someone dead. To drive or strike (a weapon, for example) forcefully onto or into something else.
