transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈsmīt ]
verb
( smote ˈsmōt ; smit·ten ˈsmi-t ə n ; or smote ; smit·ing ˈsmī-tiŋ)
Etymology: Middle English, from Old English smītan to smear, defile; akin to Old High German bi smīzan to defile
Date: 12th century
transitive verb
1. : to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
2.
a. : to kill or severely injure by smiting
b. : to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously
smitten by disease
3. : to cause to strike
4. : to affect as if by striking
children smitten with the fear of hell — V. L. Parrington
5. : captivate , take
smitten with her beauty
intransitive verb
: to deliver or deal a blow with or as if with the hand or something held
• smit·er ˈsmī-tər noun