De‐spair″, v. t. 1. To give up as beyond hope or expectation; to despair of.
I would not despair the greatest design that could be attempted. Milton.
2. To cause to despair. Sir W. Williams.
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Webster's Dictionary 1913
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, C. & G. Merriam Co., 1913.