Smite

smīt, v.t. to strike with the fist, hand, or weapon: to beat: to kill: to overthrow in battle: to affect with feeling: ( B. ) to blast: to afflict.— v.i. to strike:— pa.t. smōte; pa.p. smitt′en. — n. Smī′ter .— Smite off , to cut off; Smite out , to knock out; Smite with the tongue ( B. ), to reproach, to revile. [A.S. smítan ; Dut. smijten , Ger. schmei en .]