SPITE (2)

spite (2). Spite, v.t. to treat maliciously, thwart, offend

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