besmitev.

Brit.

/bᵻˈsmʌɪt/, U.S.

/bəˈsmaɪt/,

/biˈsmaɪt/

Inflections: Past tense besmote, besmited; past participle besmitten, besmited;

Forms: see be- prefix and smite v.

Origin: A word inherited from Germanic.

Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Saxon bismītan to pollute, Old High German bismīzan to smear, to pollute, Gothic bismeitan to smear, to anoint < the Germanic base of be- prefix + the Germanic base of smite v.In Old English a strong verb of Class I, considerably more frequent than unprefixed smite v. (see discussion at that entry).

†1. transitive. To pollute, to stain, to taint; to corrupt. Cf. smite v. 2. Obsolete (archaic and poetic in later use).

ΘΚΠ

the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [verb (transitive)]

forbraidc888

besmiteeOE

awemOE

filec1175

soila1250

envenomc1300

beshrewc1325

shrew1338

corrumpa1340

corrupt1382

subvertc1384

tache1390

poison1395

infect?c1400

intoxicatec1450

deprave1482

corrup1483

rust1493

turkess?1521

vitiate1534

prevary?1541

depravate1548

fester?1548

turkish1560

wry1563

taint1573

disalter1579

prevaricate1595

sophisticate1597

invitiate1598

fashion1600

tack1601

debauch1603

deturpate1623

disaltern1635

ulcer1642

deboise1654

Neronize1673

demoralize1794

bedevil1800

the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > pollute or defile [verb (transitive)]

afileeOE

besmiteeOE

shenda950

befilec1000

bisulienc1200

defoulc1320

file1340

foilc1380

smota1387

lime1390

solwea1400

surda1400

infectc1425

filtha1450

poison?a1513

defile1530

polluve1533

inquinate1542

pollute1548

contaminate1563

bumfiddlec1595

impure1598

conspurcate1600

defoil1601

sullya1616

vilify1615

deturpate1623

impiate1623

defedate1628

dreg1628

contemerate1650

spot1741

empoison1775

society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > corrupt > taint or infect

smiteeOE

besmiteeOE

smitOE

besmita1250

empoisonc1400

fadec1400

infect?c1400

attainta1529

leaven1534

inquinate1542

contaminate1563

taint1573

tack1601

beleper?a1625

eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xiii. 75 Gif sio [hond] ðonne bið eac fennegu, ðon[n]e is wen ðæt hio ða oðre wiers besmite gif hio hire anhrinð.

OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xv. 20 Ne besmit [c1200 Hatton besmyt; L. coinquinat] þone mann þeah he unþwogenum handum ete.

a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 9 (MED) Mendatium..ðat is leasinge, ðe all Adames ofspring hafð be-smiten.

1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Love in W. W. Skeat Chaucerian & Other Pieces (1897) 68 (MED) Right as he besmyteth the dignites, thilke same thing ayenward him smyteth.

1850 M. F. Tupper tr. King Alfred's Poems viii. 36 Nowhere yet with blood of men Was the earth besmitten then.

1894 W. Morris & E. Magnússon tr. S. Sturluson Stories Kings of Norway II. ccxxxviii. 427 When the battle began, the heaven was besmitten by redness.

2. transitive. To excite intense feelings of love or attraction in (a person); to infatuate, to enamour. Also in weakened sense: to charm, fascinate. Chiefly in passive with with or by. Cf. smite v. 31 and besmitten adj. 3. rare before 20th cent.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > attract [verb (transitive)] > charm

charmc1440

besmite1685

fascinate1742

the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > be in love or infatuated with [verb (transitive)] > inflame with love or desire

enamour1303

assot1393

burna1400

shoot?1473

esprise1474

talent1486

enamorate1591

inamorate1624

smite1652

besmite1685

to be struck on1893

1685 S. Wesley Maggots 27 The Lady..whose Damsel..had wofully besmitten the gentle Knight.

1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote vi. xxi. 400 He was so besmitten With Beauty, and with Love so bitten, That his poor tortur'd sighing Breast..could not rest.

1841 Metrop. Mag. June 154 The estate of a gentleman with whose daughter our captain was all over besmitten.

1937 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) 8 Aug. 22/1 It was in Florence..that Antonio Riva was besmitten with the charms of Emilia Corradi.

1982 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 16 Feb. 20/2 He..moved to a straight arts course and ended up besmitten by theatre.

2004 M. Ackland H. H. Richardson viii. 166 A young femme fatale..is herself besmitten with the musical genius.

3. transitive. poetic and pseudo-archaic. To strike or hit forcefully; to beat; (also) to strike down, to defeat. Now somewhat rare.In quot. 1829 with adjective as complement: to strike down or afflict (a person) with a specified condition; cf. smite v. 14b, 25b.

ΘΚΠ

the world > movement > impact > impinge upon [verb (transitive)] > forcibly or violently

beatOE

to run against ——a1425

smitec1450

quash1548

dash1611

kick1667

lashc1694

daud?1719

besmite1829

buck1861

tund1885

ram1897

prang1942

1829 A. Knight Miracles God & Prophets 5 When they would burst the door through, The two Angels besmote them blind!

1869 K. McLachlan Hope's Happy Home 37 The queen o' kail-wives..in the pulpit, wi' her stool, Besmote the Dean.

1895 W. Morris & A. J. Wyatt tr. Tale of Beowulf (new ed.) xxvi. 101 He in his heart under helm is besmitten With a bitter shaft.

1948 P. Cummins tr. Dante Divine Comedy 43 With palms herself besmiting, crying madly.

1989 J. D. Douglas Myth of Welfare State (1991) 54 Stories of happy warriors besmiting the evil capitalists.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021).

单词	besmite
释义	besmitev. Brit. /bᵻˈsmʌɪt/, U.S. /bəˈsmaɪt/, /biˈsmaɪt/ Inflections: Past tense besmote, besmited; past participle besmitten, besmited; Forms: see be- prefix and smite v. Origin: A word inherited from Germanic. Etymology: Cognate with or formed similarly to Old Saxon bismītan to pollute, Old High German bismīzan to smear, to pollute, Gothic bismeitan to smear, to anoint < the Germanic base of be- prefix + the Germanic base of smite v.In Old English a strong verb of Class I, considerably more frequent than unprefixed smite v. (see discussion at that entry). †1. transitive. To pollute, to stain, to taint; to corrupt. Cf. smite v. 2. Obsolete (archaic and poetic in later use). ΘΚΠ the mind > goodness and badness > wrongdoing > corruption > [verb (transitive)] forbraidc888 besmiteeOE awemOE filec1175 soila1250 envenomc1300 beshrewc1325 shrew1338 corrumpa1340 corrupt1382 subvertc1384 tache1390 poison1395 infect?c1400 intoxicatec1450 deprave1482 corrup1483 rust1493 turkess?1521 vitiate1534 prevary?1541 depravate1548 fester?1548 turkish1560 wry1563 taint1573 disalter1579 prevaricate1595 sophisticate1597 invitiate1598 fashion1600 tack1601 debauch1603 deturpate1623 disaltern1635 ulcer1642 deboise1654 Neronize1673 demoralize1794 bedevil1800 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > dirtiness > pollution or defilement > pollute or defile [verb (transitive)] afileeOE besmiteeOE shenda950 befilec1000 bisulienc1200 defoulc1320 file1340 foilc1380 smota1387 lime1390 solwea1400 surda1400 infectc1425 filtha1450 poison?a1513 defile1530 polluve1533 inquinate1542 pollute1548 contaminate1563 bumfiddlec1595 impure1598 conspurcate1600 defoil1601 sullya1616 vilify1615 deturpate1623 impiate1623 defedate1628 dreg1628 contemerate1650 spot1741 empoison1775 society > morality > moral evil > moral or spiritual degeneration > degrading or impairing morally > degrade or impair morally [verb (transitive)] > corrupt > taint or infect smiteeOE besmiteeOE smitOE besmita1250 empoisonc1400 fadec1400 infect?c1400 attainta1529 leaven1534 inquinate1542 contaminate1563 taint1573 tack1601 beleper?a1625 eOE King Ælfred tr. Gregory Pastoral Care (Hatton) (1871) xiii. 75 Gif sio [hond] ðonne bið eac fennegu, ðon[n]e is wen ðæt hio ða oðre wiers besmite gif hio hire anhrinð. OE West Saxon Gospels: Matt. (Corpus Cambr.) xv. 20 Ne besmit [c1200 Hatton besmyt; L. coinquinat] þone mann þeah he unþwogenum handum ete. a1225 (c1200) Vices & Virtues (1888) 9 (MED) Mendatium..ðat is leasinge, ðe all Adames ofspring hafð be-smiten. 1532 (c1385) Usk's Test. Love in W. W. Skeat Chaucerian & Other Pieces (1897) 68 (MED) Right as he besmyteth the dignites, thilke same thing ayenward him smyteth. 1850 M. F. Tupper tr. King Alfred's Poems viii. 36 Nowhere yet with blood of men Was the earth besmitten then. 1894 W. Morris & E. Magnússon tr. S. Sturluson Stories Kings of Norway II. ccxxxviii. 427 When the battle began, the heaven was besmitten by redness. 2. transitive. To excite intense feelings of love or attraction in (a person); to infatuate, to enamour. Also in weakened sense: to charm, fascinate. Chiefly in passive with with or by. Cf. smite v. 31 and besmitten adj. 3. rare before 20th cent. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > attractiveness > attract [verb (transitive)] > charm charmc1440 besmite1685 fascinate1742 the mind > emotion > love > amorous love > be in love or infatuated with [verb (transitive)] > inflame with love or desire enamour1303 assot1393 burna1400 shoot?1473 esprise1474 talent1486 enamorate1591 inamorate1624 smite1652 besmite1685 to be struck on1893 1685 S. Wesley Maggots 27 The Lady..whose Damsel..had wofully besmitten the gentle Knight. 1711 E. Ward Life Don Quixote vi. xxi. 400 He was so besmitten With Beauty, and with Love so bitten, That his poor tortur'd sighing Breast..could not rest. 1841 Metrop. Mag. June 154 The estate of a gentleman with whose daughter our captain was all over besmitten. 1937 Sunday Times (Perth, Austral.) 8 Aug. 22/1 It was in Florence..that Antonio Riva was besmitten with the charms of Emilia Corradi. 1982 Medicine Hat (Alberta) News 16 Feb. 20/2 He..moved to a straight arts course and ended up besmitten by theatre. 2004 M. Ackland H. H. Richardson viii. 166 A young femme fatale..is herself besmitten with the musical genius. 3. transitive. poetic and pseudo-archaic. To strike or hit forcefully; to beat; (also) to strike down, to defeat. Now somewhat rare.In quot. 1829 with adjective as complement: to strike down or afflict (a person) with a specified condition; cf. smite v. 14b, 25b. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impact > impinge upon [verb (transitive)] > forcibly or violently beatOE to run against ——a1425 smitec1450 quash1548 dash1611 kick1667 lashc1694 daud?1719 besmite1829 buck1861 tund1885 ram1897 prang1942 1829 A. Knight Miracles God & Prophets 5 When they would burst the door through, The two Angels besmote them blind! 1869 K. McLachlan Hope's Happy Home 37 The queen o' kail-wives..in the pulpit, wi' her stool, Besmote the Dean. 1895 W. Morris & A. J. Wyatt tr. Tale of Beowulf (new ed.) xxvi. 101 He in his heart under helm is besmitten With a bitter shaft. 1948 P. Cummins tr. Dante Divine Comedy 43 With palms herself besmiting, crying madly. 1989 J. D. Douglas Myth of Welfare State (1991) 54 Stories of happy warriors besmiting the evil capitalists. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2018; most recently modified version published online December 2021). < v.eOE
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