English Explanatory Dictionary

smake

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. Synonym of smack (“to taste, lick”).
noun
  1. Obsolete form of smack.

Word forms

smake smakes smaking smaked

Etymology

From dialectal smak, early modern English smake, from Middle English smaken (“to taste, sense flavour, detect by taste or smell”), from Middle Dutch smaken (“to taste”).

Synonyms

smack
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