Definitions

smote

[smoht] / smoʊt /

VERB

destroy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

afflict

STRONG

attack belt blast buffet chasten chastise clobber dash defeat hit knock slap smack sock strike swat visit wallop whack

Antonyms

STRONG

aid assist boost cheer comfort compliment encourage fail help inspirit lose praise surrender tap

Example Sentences

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I’ve never touched a gun nor smote anything larger than a stink bug.

From The Wall Street Journal

I smote the table hard and rose up as I said to him:—

From Literature

The feeling, the announcement sent through me, was something stronger than was consistent with joy—something that smote and stunned: it was, I think almost fear.

From Literature

No wonder since we look it, and once more the humiliation of having nothing, not even a cooking pot, smote at me.

From Literature

Achren raised the sword above her head and smote with all her force against a stone pillar.

From Literature