\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.

\Smite\, v. i.
To strike; to collide; to beat. [Archaic]
      The heart melteth, and the knees smite together. --Nah.
                                               ii. 10.

\Smite\, n.
The act of smiting; a blow.