From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Smite \Smite\ (sm[imac]t), v. t. [imp. {Smote} (sm[=o]t), rarely
{Smit} (sm[i^]t); p. p. {Smitten} (sm[i^]t"t'n), rarely
{Smit}, or {Smote}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smiting}
(sm[imac]t"[i^]ng).] [AS. sm[imac]tan to smite, to soil,
pollute; akin to OFries. sm[imac]ta to smite, LG. smiten, D.
smijten, G. schmeissen, OHG. sm[imac]zan to smear, stroke,
OSw. & dial. Sw. smita to smite, Dan. smide to throw, Goth.
bismeitan, to anoint, besmear; cf. Skr. m[=e]d to be fat. The
original sense seems to have been, to daub on, to smear. Cf.
{Smut}.]
1. To strike; to inflict a blow upon with the hand, or with
any instrument held in the hand, or with a missile thrown
by the hand; as, to smite with the fist, with a rod,
sword, spear, or stone.
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Whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn
to him the other also. --Matt. v. 39.
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And David . . . took thence a stone, and slang it,
and smote the Philistine in his forehead. --1 Sam.
xvii. 49.
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2. To cause to strike; to use as an instrument in striking or
hurling.
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Prophesy, and smite thine hands together. --Ezek.
xxi. 14.
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Saul . . . smote the javelin into the wall. --1 Sam.
xix. 10.
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3. To destroy the life of by beating, or by weapons of any
kind; to slay by a blow; to kill; as, to smite one with
the sword, or with an arrow or other instrument.
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4. To put to rout in battle; to overthrow by war.
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5. To blast; to destroy the life or vigor of, as by a stroke
or by some visitation.
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The flax and the barly was smitten. --Ex. ix. 31.
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6. To afflict; to chasten; to punish.
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Let us not mistake God's goodness, nor imagine,
because he smites us, that we are forsaken by him.
--Wake.
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7. To strike or affect with passion, as love or fear.
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The charms that smite the simple heart. --Pope.
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Smit with the love of sister arts we came. --Pope.
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{To smite off}, to cut off.
{To smite out}, to knock out, as a tooth. --Exod. xxi. 27.
{To smite with the tongue}, to reproach or upbraid; to
revile. [Obs.] --Jer. xviii. 18.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Smitten \Smit"ten\ (sm[i^]t"t'n),
p. p. of {Smite}.
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
smitten
adj 1: (used in combination) affected by something overwhelming;
"conscience-smitten"; "awe-struck" [syn: {smitten},
{stricken}, {struck}]
2: marked by foolish or unreasoning fondness; "gaga over the
rock group's new album"; "he was infatuated with her" [syn:
{enamored}, {infatuated}, {in love}, {potty}, {smitten},
{soft on(p)}, {taken with(p)}]
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