offsmite

O1F4F4S1M3I1T1E1

verb

To strike off; cut off.

Scrabble 16

Meanings

verboffsmite (third-person singular simple present offsmites, present participle offsmiting, simple past offsmote, past participle offsmitten)

present singular third person offsmites · participle present offsmiting · past offsmote · participle past offsmitten · alternative off-smite

  1. obsoleteTo strike off; cut off.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishofsmiten
  2. Englishoffsmite

From Middle English ofsmiten, equivalent to off- + smite.

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Chicago

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

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