Definitions
cause physical pain or suffering in
Word origin
From Middle English smiten, from Old English smītan (“to daub, smear, smudge; soil, defile, pollute”), from Proto-West Germanic *smītan, from Proto-Germanic *smītaną (“to sling; throw; smear”), from Proto-Indo-European *smeyd- (“to smear, whisk, strike, rub”).
Used in a sentence
“Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
“That elf-maiden smote with her hand so white, “Sorrow and sickness on thee alight” That elf-maiden smote with her cap so small, “No more shall priest's benison on thee fall!””
“A harp can give out but a certain quantity of sound, however heavily it is smitten.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Strike hard”5 letters
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