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Webster 1913 Edition

Smite

Smite

(smīt)
,
Verb.
T.
[
imp.
Smote
(smōt)
, rarely
Smit
(smĭt)
;
p. p.
Smitten
(smĭt′t’n)
, rarely
Smit
, or
Smote
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Smiting
(smīt′ĭng)
.]
[AS.
smītan
to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries.
smīta
to smite, LG.
smiten
, D.
smijten
, G.
schmeissen
, OHG.
smīzan
to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw.
smita
to smite, Dan.
smide
to throw, Goth. bi
smeitan
, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr.
mēd
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.

Smite

,
Verb.
I.
To strike; to collide; to beat.
[Archaic]
The heart melteth, and the knees smite together.
Nah. ii. 10.

Smite

,
Noun.
The act of smiting; a blow.

Webster 1828 Edition

Smite

SMITE

,
Verb.
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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