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Definition of Despite
Despite 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.
Despite Despite De*spite", prep.
In spite of; against, or in defiance of; notwithstanding; as,
despite his prejudices.
Syn: See Notwithstanding.