Commentary: Syntax includes: NP1[agent[animate]] SMITE NP2[patient] NP3[theme] (PP[instrument]) NP1[agent[animate]] SMITE NP2[patient|goal] NP3[theme] (PP[instrument]) NP1[agent[animate]] SMITE
Examples:
He smote reality a mighty blow.
And he smote them hip and thigh with a great slaughter.
She smote him on the back with her umbrella.
Once more the Etonian smote, and smote hard.
The population was smitten by the plague.
Mappings:
VerbNet: hit-18.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: smite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 3
Commentary: Used passively. Syntax includes: (NP1[agent[animate]]) SMITE NP2[patient] (PP[instrument])
Examples:
He was smitten with love for this young girl.
The nehru fellow was smitten by an oversexed tramp!
The 28-year-old American beauty was smitten by her co-star as they filmed the movie.
I was smitten by the urge to run out of the house.
Rudi Schultz was smitten with wine from an early age.
I was smitten with Captain Kirk as a young girl.
Mappings:
VerbNet: amuse-31.1
FrameNet: NP
PropBank: smite.01
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 2