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smote

/sməʊt/ · verb

Meaning

  1. To hit, to strike.
  2. To strike down or kill with godly force.
  3. To injure with divine power.
  4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
  5. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
  6. (now only in passive) To strike with love or infatuation.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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