AGGRESS
attack, aggress
(verb) take the initiative and go on the offensive; “The Serbs attacked the village at night”; “The visiting team started to attack”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
aggress (uncountable)
Aggression.
Verb
aggress (third-person singular simple present aggresses, present participle aggressing, simple past and past participle aggressed)
(transitive) To set upon; to attack.
(intransitive, construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
Anagrams
• saggers, seggars
Source: Wiktionary
Ag*gress", v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aggressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggressing.] [L. aggressus, p. p. of aggredi to go to, approach; ad + gradi to step, go, gradus step: cf. OF. aggresser. See Grade.]
Definition: To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
Ag*gress", n. [L. aggressus.]
Definition: Aggression. [Obs.]
Their military aggresses on others. Sir M. Hale.
Ag*gress", v. t.
Definition: To set upon; to attack. [R.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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