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forsmite

forsmite verb: to smite in pieces; strike down.

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete, transitive) To smite in pieces; strike down.

Forms of forsmite

third-person singular presentforsmites
present participleforsmiting
pastforsmote
past participleforsmitten

Origin of forsmite

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”).

Questions about forsmite

What does forsmite mean?
Forsmite means to smite in pieces; strike down.
What part of speech is forsmite?
Forsmite is a verb.
What is the past tense of forsmite?
The past tense of forsmite is forsmote.

Words near forsmite in the dictionary

  1. Forslund
  2. Forslunds
  3. forslung
  4. Forsman
  5. Forsmans
  6. forsmite
  7. Forsmo
  8. forsomuch
  9. forsomuch as
  10. Forson
  11. Forsons

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