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offsmite

offsmite verb: to strike off; cut off.

Verb

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

  1. (obsolete) To strike off; cut off.

Forms of offsmite

third-person singular presentoffsmites
present participleoffsmiting
pastoffsmote
past participleoffsmitten
alternative formoff-smite

Origin of offsmite

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

Questions about offsmite

What does offsmite mean?
Offsmite means to strike off; cut off.
What part of speech is offsmite?
Offsmite is a verb.
What is the past tense of offsmite?
The past tense of offsmite is offsmote.

Words near offsmite in the dictionary

  1. offski
  2. offskip
  3. offskips
  4. offslip
  5. offslips
  6. offsmite
  7. offspeed
  8. offspin
  9. offspinner
  10. offspinners
  11. offsplit

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