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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Spite \Spite\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Spited}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Spiting}.]
1. To be angry at; to hate. [Obs.]
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The Danes, then . . . pagans, spited places of
religion. --Fuller.
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2. To treat maliciously; to try to injure or thwart.
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3. To fill with spite; to offend; to vex. [R.]
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Darius, spited at the Magi, endeavored to abolish
not only their learning, but their language. --Sir.
W. Temple.
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