'Despiting' definitions:

Definition of 'Despiting'

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  • 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. [1913 Webster]