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aggress

Pronunciation: /əˈɡɹɛs/

The English word “aggress” has 3 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. Aggression.

verb

  1. To set upon; to attack.
  2. To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.

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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