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Smite (sm&ī;t), v. t. [imp. Smote (sm&ō;t), rarely Smit (smĭt); p. p. Smitten (smĭt"t'n), rarely Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting (sm&ī;t"ĭng).] [AS. sm&ī;tan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. sm&ī;ta to smite, LG. smiten, D. smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm&ī;zan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth. bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m&ē;d to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut.] 1. 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.
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Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. Matt. v. 39.
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And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead. 1 Sam. xvii. 49.
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2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling.
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Prophesy, and smite thine hands together. Ezek. xxi. 14.
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Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall. 1 Sam. xix. 10.
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3. 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.
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4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
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5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation.
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The flax and the barly was smitten. Ex. ix. 31.
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6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
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Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him. Wake.
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7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.
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The charms that smite the simple heart. Pope.
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Smit with the love of sister arts we came. Pope.
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To smite off, to cut off. -- To smite out, to knock out, as a tooth. Exod. xxi. 27. -- To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbraid; to revile. [Obs.] Jer. xviii. 18.
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Smite, v. i. To strike; to collide; to beat. [Archaic]
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The heart melteth, and the knees smite together. Nah. ii. 10.
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Smite, n. The act of smiting; a blow.
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