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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 :   [ gcide ]

  Smite \Smite\ (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. Smote (sm[=o]t), rarely
     Smit (sm[i^]t); p. p. Smitten (sm[i^]t"t'n), rarely
     Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting
     (sm[imac]t"[i^]ng).] [AS. sm[=i]tan to smite, to soil,
     pollute; akin to OFries. sm[=i]ta to smite, LG. smiten, D.
     smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm[=i]zan to smear, stroke, OSw.
     & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth.
     bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m[=e]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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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) :   [ web1913 ]

  Smite \Smite\ (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. Smote (sm[=o]t), rarely
     Smit (sm[i^]t); p. p. Smitten (sm[i^]t"t'n), rarely
     Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting
     (sm[imac]t"[i^]ng).] [AS. sm[=i]tan to smite, to soil,
     pollute; akin to OFries. sm[=i]ta to smite, LG. smiten, D.
     smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm[=i]zan to smear, stroke, OSw.
     & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth.
     bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m[=e]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.
  
              Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn
              to him the other also.                --Matt. v. 39.
  
              And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it,
              and smote the Philistine in his forehead. --1 Sam.
                                                    xvii. 49.
  
     2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or
        hurling.
  
              Prophesy, and smite thine hands together. --Ezek.
                                                    xxi. 14.
  
              Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall. --1 Sam.
                                                    xix. 10.
  
     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.
  
     4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
  
     5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke
        or by some visitation.
  
              The flax and the barly was smitten.   --Ex. ix. 31.
  
     6. 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.
  
     7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.
  
              The charms that smite the simple heart. --Pope.
  
              Smit with the love of sister arts we came. --Pope.
  
     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.

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smiting
     vb.
     (present participle of en smite nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who smites.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]

  smiting
     vb.
     (present participle of en smite nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who smites.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]

  smiting
     vb.
     (present participle of en smite nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who smites.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]

  smiting
     vb.
     (present participle of en smite nocat=1)
     n.
     The act of one who smites.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smiting
     Englanti vb.
     (taivm-pprees en smite)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) :   [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]

  smiting
     Engelska a.
     (avledning en smite ordform=prespart)
     Engelska vb.
     (böjning en verb smite)

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 :   [ freedict:eng-ara ]

  Smiting /smˈaɪtɪŋ/
  الضرب

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 :   [ freedict:eng-deu ]

  smiting /smˈaɪtɪŋ/
  faszinierend, fesselnd, bestechend, gefangennehmend, verzaubernd
     Synonyms: captivating, charming, enchanting
  
   see: captivate sb., charm sb., enchant sb., smite sb., captivated, charmed, enchanted, smited, be smitten by/with sb.'s beauty
  

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