Verb
The word is derived from smite
of Smite
imp. (/ rare p. p.) of Smite.
Source: Webster's dictionaryHe smote the rock of the national resources, and abundant streams of revenue gushed forth. He touched the dead corpse of Public Credit, and it sprung upon its feet. Daniel Webster
It smote me to the heart that I had found no one in all the world who loved me more than all others. Max Müller
In winter, when the dismal rain comes down in slanting lines, and wind, that grand old harper, smote his thunder-harp of pines. Alexander Smith
When 'Omer smote 'is bloomin' lyre, He'd 'eard men sing by land an' sea An' what he thought 'e might require, 'E went an' took - the same as me. Rudyard Kipling
He smelled the garden, the yellow shield of light smote his eyes, and he whispered, "Life is so beautiful." ... Yes, he thought, if I can die saying, "Life is so beautiful," then nothing else is important. Mario Puzo
The rain to the wind said, 'You push and I'll pelt.' They so smote the garden bed. That the flowers actually knelt, And lay lodged -- though not dead. I know how the flowers felt. Robert Frost