smittle
Meanings
verb
- To infect.
adj
- Infectious.
noun
- An infection.
Word forms
Etymology
Frequentative from Middle English smitten (“to smear; smudge; stain; taint”), from Old English smittian (“to defile; pollute; befoul”). Cognate with German schmitzen (“to pollute”), Danish smitte (“to infect”). Related also to smite.
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