What is to vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh called?
despite — To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously. [Obs.] Sir W. Raleigh. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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