Emily Dickinson Lexicon

SPITE, v.t.

1. To be angry or vexed at.
2. To mischief; to vex; to treat maliciously; to thwart. – Shak.
3. To fill with spite or vexation; to offend; to vex. Darius, spited at the Magi, endeavored to abolish not only their learning but their language. [Not used.] – Temple.