by dint of vs despite

by dint of

prep

  • Because of; by reason of. 

  • By the force of; by means of. 

despite

prep

  • In spite of, notwithstanding. 

noun

  • Evil feeling; malice, spite, annoyance. 

How often have the words by dint of and despite occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )