Aggress

//əˈɡɹɛs// noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Aggression. uncountable

    "his aggress / Was made with such precaution as to quench / Douay's intent and throw him in a mess."

Verb
  1. 1
    To set upon; to attack. transitive
  2. 2
    take the initiative and go on the offensive wordnet
  3. 3
    To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone. intransitive

Synonyms

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altercateattackattackbeat

Example

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"his aggress / Was made with such precaution as to quench / Douay's intent and throw him in a mess."

Etymology

From Latin aggressum, past participle of aggredi (“to attack, assail, approach, go to”), from ad (“to”) + gradi (“to walk, go”), from gradus (“step”); see grade.

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