smite

v., smote (smōt), smit·ten (smĭt'n), or smote, smit·ing, smites.

v.tr.

1. 1. To inflict a heavy blow on, with or as if with the hand, a tool, or a weapon.
   2. To drive or strike (a weapon, for example) forcefully onto or into something else.
2. To attack, damage, or destroy by or as if by blows.
3. 1. To afflict: The population was smitten by the plague.
   2. To afflict retributively; chasten or chastise.
4. To affect sharply with great feeling: He was smitten by deep remorse.

v.intr.
To deal a blow with or as if with the hand or a hand-held weapon.

[Middle English smiten, from Old English smītan, to smear.]

smiter smit'er n.

verb

1. To deliver a powerful blow to suddenly and sharply: bash, catch, clout, hit, knock, pop¹, slam, slog, slug³, smash, sock, strike, swat, thwack, whack, wham, whop. Informal biff, bop, clip¹, wallop. Slang belt, conk, paste. Idioms: let someone have it, sock it to someone. See attack/defend, strike/miss.
2. To bring great harm or suffering to: afflict, agonize, anguish, curse, excruciate, plague, rack, scourge, strike, torment, torture. See attack/defend, help/harm/harmless.

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The verb has 3 meanings:

Meaning #1: inflict a heavy blow on, with the hand, a tool, or a weapon

Meaning #2: affect suddenly with deep feeling

Meaning #3: cause pain or suffering in
  Synonym: afflict

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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slå, ramme
v. intr. - slå, ramme
n. - slag

Nederlands (Dutch)
dreun, (dood)slaan, vernietigen, treffen

Français (French)
v. tr. - frapper, châtier
v. intr. - frapper (d'un grand coup), châtier, (fig) déchirer, tourmenter, être pris de, être enchanté par, s'enthousiasmer pour
n. - coup violent

Deutsch (German)
v. - schlagen, erschlagen
n. - Schlagen

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - χτυπώ, βαράω, σκοτώνω, κατατροπώνω, τιμωρώ, (για συναίσθημα κ.λπ.) καταλαμβάνω, εντυπωσιάζω

Italiano (Italian)
colpo, tentativo, percuotere, sconfiggere, castigare, pizzicare

Português (Portuguese)
v. - bater, atacar, punir, golpear, castigar

Русский (Russian)
удар, поползновение, ударять, убить, разбить наголову, поражать, внушить любовь

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - golpear con violencia, castigar, aplastar, ocurrírsele, apenar, conmover, impresionar, remorder (la conciencia), prendar, enamorar
v. intr. - dar golpes
n. - golpe, golpear con violencia, castigar, aplastar, ocurrírsele

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - slå, slå ned, förgöra, träffa

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
重击, 猛打, 击败, 把...打成, 毁灭, 打

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 重擊, 猛打, 擊敗, 把...打成, 毀滅
v. intr. - 重擊, 打
n. - 重擊, 打

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - 세게 때려 넘어뜨리다, ~에 감동하다, (생각 등이) 엄습하다
v. intr. - 일격을 가하다, 부딪히다
n. - 타격, 소량, 시도

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 襲う, 強打する, 打ちのめす, 魅する
n. - 強打, 試み

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسحر أو يفتن, يسدد ضربه ألى, يقتل أو يؤذي, يضرب بقوة‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮היכה, חבט, הלם, השמיד, הביס, ייסר, נדהם (מיופיו)‬
v. intr. - ‮תקף לפתע‬
n. - ‮מכה, חבטה, מהלומה‬

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