SMITE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

Meaning of smite in English

Examples of smite

smite
Some artists simply aren't smitten by the subscription internet streaming model.
There are a ton on the market now and over 20 that we're smitten with.
Though he speaks proudly of each initiative, he seems most smitten with the school.
From CNN
And smitten animals may indeed have "chemistry" together -- pheromone signals are a subconscious part of their communication.
We were smitten and wanted to make it part of our tradition every year.
From NOLA.com
Here, it's the dudes who are lonely, and smitten, and resorting to petty manipulations to get a date.
They can protect and heal, or they can smite and curse.
Imagine a man is courting a woman with whom he is absolutely smitten.
From CNN
Right now, we're smitten and look away from problems; we behave like young lovers who are afraid that too much talking will spoil the romance.
With them -- in spirit -- we also go forth from the sweet peace of our beloved firesides to smite the foe.
She was smitten as much by his gorgeous paintings of orchids as by his own beauty.
He'd seemed smitten with her, even tattooing an imprint of her lips on his neck.
Smite zooms down into the action and features a third-person camera that follows characters onto the battleground.
I'd been smitten before, but this was different.
I'm also completely smitten with the novelty of the thing.
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Translations of smite

in Chinese (Traditional)
重擊(某人), 深深影響(某人)…
in Chinese (Simplified)
重击(某人), 深深影响(某人)…
in Portuguese
golpear, arrebatar…
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