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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