Hypertext Webster Gateway: "despite"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Despite \De*spite"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Despited}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Despiting}.] [OF. despitier, fr. L. despectare,
intens. of despicere. See {Despite}, n.]
To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] --Sir W.
Raleigh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Despite \De*spite"\, prep.
In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as,
despite his prejudices.
Syn: See {Notwithstanding}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Despite \De*spite"\, n. [OF. despit, F. d['e]pit, fr. L.
despectus contempt, fr. despicere. See {Despise}, and cf.
{Spite}, {Despect}.]
1. Malice; malignity; spite; malicious anger; contemptuous
hate.
With all thy despite against the land of Israel.
--Ezek. xxv.
6.
2. An act of malice, hatred, or defiance; contemptuous
defiance; a deed of contempt.
A despite done against the Most High. --Milton.
{In despite}, in defiance of another's power or inclination.
{In despite of}, in defiance of; in spite of. See under
{Spite}. ``Seized my hand in despite of my efforts to the
contrary.'' --W. Irving.
{In your despite}, in defiance or contempt of you; in spite
of you. [Obs.]
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