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smite (verb):
1: to strike sharply or heavily especially with the hand or an implement held in the hand
2a: to kill or severely injure by smiting
b: to attack or afflict suddenly and injuriously
3: to cause to strike
4: to affect as if by striking
5: captivate, take
Source : Merriam -Webster
Etymology : Today’s word has been part of the English language for a very long time; its earliest uses date to before the 12th century. Smite can be traced back to the Old English sm?tan, meaning “to smear (a substance) on something” or “to stain or defile.” Smite kept these meanings for a few centuries before they became obsolete and others arose or became more prominent, among them the modern “to strike or attack.” But smite also has a softer side. As of the mid-17th century, it can mean “to captivate or take”—a sense that is frequently used in the past participle in such contexts as “smitten by their beauty” or “smitten with them” (meaning “in love with them”). If such a shift seems surprising, just remember what they say about the moon hitting your eye like a big pizza pie (that’s a smiting).
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