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To smite with the tongue

Smite \Smite\ (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. Smote (sm[=o]t), rarely Smit (sm[i^]t); p. p. Smitten (sm[i^]t"t'n), rarely Smit, or Smote; p. pr. & vb. n. Smiting (sm[imac]t"[i^]ng).] [AS. sm[=i]tan to smite, to soil, pollute; akin to OFries. sm[=i]ta to smite, LG. smiten, D. smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm[=i]zan to smear, stroke, OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth. bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m[=e]d to be fat. The original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf. Smut.]

  1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod, sword, spear, or stone.

    Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.
    --Matt. v. 39.

    And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his forehead.
    --1 Sam. xvii. 49.

  2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or hurling.

    Prophesy, and smite thine hands together.
    --Ezek. xxi. 14.

    Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall.
    --1 Sam. xix. 10.

  3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.

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

  5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke or by some visitation.

    The flax and the barly was smitten.
    --Ex. ix. 31.

  6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.

    Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine, because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him.
    --Wake.

  7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.

    The charms that smite the simple heart.
    --Pope.

    Smit with the love of sister arts we came.
    --Pope.

    To smite off, to cut off.

    To smite out, to knock out, as a tooth.
    --Exod. xxi. 27.

    To smite with the tongue, to reproach or upbraid; to revile. [Obs.]
    --Jer. xviii. 1