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preposition
1.
in spite of; notwithstanding.
noun
2.
contemptuous treatment; insult.
3.
malice, hatred, or spite.
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verb (used with object)
Idiom4.
Obsolete. to anger or annoy (someone) out of spite.
5.
in despite of, in spite of; notwithstanding: He was tolerant in despite of his background and education.
Origin:
1250–1300; orig. in despite of; Middle English despit < Old French < Latin dēspectus view from a height, scorn, equivalent to dēspec-, variant stem of dēspicere (see despicable) + -tus suffix of v. action
1250–1300; orig. in despite of; Middle English despit < Old French < Latin dēspectus view from a height, scorn, equivalent to dēspec-, variant stem of dēspicere (see despicable) + -tus suffix of v. action
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- Everyone is welcome despite age or location.
- The truly beautiful truck commands the eye despite all the vivid signs.
- Whom mere despite of heart could so far please.
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| despite (dɪˈspaɪt) | |
| —prep | |
| 1. | in spite of; undeterred by |
| —n | |
| 2. | archaic contempt; insult |
| 3. | rare (preposition) in despite of in spite of |
| —vb | |
| 4. | (tr) an archaic word for spite |
| [C13: from Old French despit, from Latin dēspectus contempt; see | |
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Word Origin & History
despite
c.1300, from O.Fr. despit, from L. despectus "a looking down on," from despicere (see despise). The preposition (1593) is short for in despite of (1292), a loan-translation of Fr. en despit de "in contempt of." Almost became despight during 16c. spelling reform.
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