smite

/smaɪt/
🔵 Intermediate

Word Statistics

Difficulty LevelIntermediate

Standard vocabulary

Word FrequencyVery Common

Used frequently in everyday conversation

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Simple pronunciation

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verb

1. To hit, to strike.

2. To strike down or kill with godly force.

3. To injure with divine power.

4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.

5. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.

6. (now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.

"Bob was smitten with Laura from the first time he saw her."

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