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SMITE, v.t. pret. smote; pp. smitten, smil. [This verb is the L. mitto.] 1. To strike; to throw, drive or force against, as the fist or hand, a stone or a weapon; to reach with a blow or a weapon; as, to smite one with the fist; to smite with a rod or with a stone. Whoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. 5.2. To kill; to destroy the life of by beating or by weapons of any kind; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other engine. David smote Goliath with a sling and a stone. The Philistines were often smitten with great slaughter. [This word, like slay, usually or always signification, that of beating, striking, the primitive mode of killing. We never apply it to the destruction of life by poison, by accident or by legal execution.]3. To blast; to destroy life; as by a stroke or by something sent. The flax and the barley were smitten. Ex. 9.4. To afflict; to chasten; to punish. Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him.5. To strike or affect with passion. See what the charms that smite the simple heart. Smit with the love of sister arts we came.
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SMITE, v.t. pret. smote; pp. smitten, smil. [This verb is the L. mitto.] 1. To strike; to throw, drive or force against, as the fist or hand, a stone or a weapon; to reach with a blow or a weapon; as, to smite one with the fist; to smite with a rod or with a stone. Whoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. 5.2. To kill; to destroy the life of by beating or by weapons of any kind; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other engine. David smote Goliath with a sling and a stone. The Philistines were often smitten with great slaughter. [This word, like slay, usually or always signification, that of beating, striking, the primitive mode of killing. We never apply it to the destruction of life by poison, by accident or by legal execution.]3. To blast; to destroy life; as by a stroke or by something sent. The flax and the barley were smitten. Ex. 9.4. To afflict; to chasten; to punish. Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him.5. To strike or affect with passion. See what the charms that smite the simple heart. Smit with the love of sister arts we came. |
SMITE, n.A blow. [Local.]
SMITE, v.i.To strike; to collide.
The heart melteth, and the knees smite together. – Nah. ii.
SMITE, v.t. [pret. smote; pp. smitten, smit. Sax. smitan, to strike, smitan ofer or on, to put or place, that is, to throw; D. smyten, to smite, to cast or throw; G. schmeissen, to smite, to fling, to kick, to cast or throw, to fall down, that is, to throw one's self down; Sw. smida, to hammer or forge; Dan. smider, to forge, to strike, to coin, to invent, devise, counterfeit; D. smeeden, to forge; G. schmieden, to coin, forge, invent, fabricate. The latter verb seems to be formed on the noun schmied, a smith, or schmiede, a forge, which is from the root of smite. This verb is the L. mitto; Fr. mettre, with s prefixed. Class Md, or Ms. It is no longer in common use, though not entirely obsolete.]- To strike; to throw, drive or force again t, as the fist or hand, a stone or a weapon; to reach with a blow or a weapon; as, to smite one with the fist; to smite with a rod or with a stone.
Whoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. – Matth. v.
- To kill; to destroy the life of by beating or by weapons of any kind; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other engine. David smote Goliath with a sling and a stone. The Philistines were often smitten with great slaughter.
[This word, like slay, usually or always carries with it something of its original signification, that of beating, striking, the primitive mode of killing. We never apply it to the destruction of life by poison, by accident, or by legal execution.]
- To blast; to destroy life; as by a stroke or by something sent.
The flax and the barley were smitten. – Exod. ix.
- To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him. Wake.
- To strike or affect with passion.
See what the charms that smite the simple heart. – Pope.
Smit with the love of sister arts we came. – Pope.
To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbraid. Jer. xvii.
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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.
- To strike; to collide;
to beat.
- The act of smiting; a
blow.
- To cause to strike; to use as an instrument
in striking or hurling.
- To destroy the life of by beating, or by
weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite
one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.
- To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by
war.
- To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of,
as by a stroke or by some visitation.
- To afflict; to chasten; to
punish.
- To strike or affect with passion, as love
or fear.
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Smite SMITE, verb transitive preterit tense smote; participle passive smitten, smil. [This verb is the Latin mitto.] 1. To strike; to throw, drive or force against, as the fist or hand, a stone or a weapon; to reach with a blow or a weapon; as, to smite one with the fist; to smite with a rod or with a stone. Whoever shall smite thee on the right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matthew 5:39. 2. To kill; to destroy the life of by beating or by weapons of any kind; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other engine. David smote Goliath with a sling and a stone. The Philistines were often smitten with great slaughter. [This word, like slay, usually or always signification, that of beating, striking, the primitive mode of killing. We never apply it to the destruction of life by poison, by accident or by legal execution.] 3. To blast; to destroy life; as by a stroke or by something sent. The flax and the barley were smitten. Exodus 9:15. 4. To afflict; to chasten; to punish. Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him. 5. To strike or affect with passion. See what the charms that smite the simple heart. Smit with the love of sister arts we came. TO smite WITH THE TONGUE, to reproach or upbraid. Jeremiah 18:18. SMITE, verb intransitive To strike; to collide. The heart melteth and the kness smite together. Nahum 2. SMITE, noun A blow. |
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