The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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.
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