forsmite

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verb

To smite in pieces; strike down.

OriginMiddle English forsmiten →
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Meanings

verbforsmite (third-person singular simple present forsmites, present participle forsmiting, simple past forsmote, past participle forsmitten)

present singular third person forsmites · participle present forsmiting · past forsmote · participle past forsmitten

  1. obsoletetransitiveTo smite in pieces; strike down.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforsmiten
  2. Englishforsmite

From Middle English forsmiten, equivalent to for- + smite. Cognate with West Frisian forsmite (“to hurl off, fling off”), Dutch versmijten (“to displace or throw off by flinging”).

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forsmite,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forsmite.

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