SMOTE
What does "SMOTE" mean?
The past tense of smite: struck a heavy blow, often as punishment.
Meanings
- Past tense of 'smite'; struck forcefully or defeated. And David smote the Philistine with a stone. archaic
- Past tense of 'smite' in the sense of afflicting or punishing. A great storm smote the coast that night. archaic
Did you know?
- Smite follows the same vowel-shifting strong-verb pattern as write and ride: write-wrote, ride-rode, smite-smote - all inherited from a single ancient Germanic conjugation class.
Word origin
The past tense of 'smite', from Old English 'smat', the preterite of 'smitan' (to strike); part of a strong-verb pattern like 'ride/rode' and 'write/wrote'.
Remember it
Smite became SMOTE the way write became wrote - same I-to-O swing of the hammer.
A little poem
The verb went out of fashion with the sword-
yet 'smote' still falls like one, the moment it is read.
couplet
Wordplay
- How does a thunder god write in the past tense? He smote it down.
What it teaches
Some words keep their old weight; 'smote' still lands harder than 'hit' ever will.
Quick facts
What does SMOTE mean?
The past tense of smite: struck a heavy blow, often as punishment.
Is SMOTE a valid word?
Yes — SMOTE is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is SMOTE?
SMOTE has 5 letters and 1 syllable.
Where does SMOTE come from?
The past tense of 'smite', from Old English 'smat', the preterite of 'smitan' (to strike); part of a strong-verb pattern like 'ride/rode' and 'write/wrote'.
What can SMOTE teach us?
Some words keep their old weight; 'smote' still lands harder than 'hit' ever will.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.