aggress

noun
/əˈɡɹɛs/

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der. Latin gradior Latin aggredior Latin aggressuslbor. English aggress 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.

  1. learned borrowing from aggressum

Definitions

  1. Aggression.

    • his aggress / Was made with such precaution as to quench / Douay's intent and throw him in a mess.
  2. To set upon

    To set upon; to attack.

  3. To commit the first act of hostility or offense against

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

The neighborhood

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No curated loop yet for aggress. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA