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despites

despites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of despite.

despites is the plural of despite.

Meaning of despite

Verb

despite (third-person singular simple present despites, present participle despiting, simple past and past participle despited)

  1. (obsolete) To vex; to annoy; to offend contemptuously.
    • to despite his opposites1614, Walter Ralegh [i.e., Walter Raleigh], The Historie of the World […], London: […] William Stansby for Walter Burre, […], →OCLC, (please specify |book=1 to 5)

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Questions about despites

What is despites the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Despites is the third-person singular simple present indicative of despite.

Words near despites in the dictionary

  1. despiteful
  2. despitefully
  3. despitefulness
  4. despiteous
  5. despiteously
  6. despites
  7. despiting
  8. despitous
  9. despo
  10. despoil
  11. despoilable

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