aggress

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aggress - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Aggress \Ag*gress"\, v. t.
     To set upon; to attack. [R.]
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  Aggress \Ag*gress"\, n. [L. aggressus.]
     Aggression. [Obs.]
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           Their military aggresses on others.      --Sir M. Hale.
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  Aggress \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.]
     To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a
     quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on.
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     2. take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game.
  
     Syn: attack
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aggress - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  aggress
      v 1: take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs
           attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started
           to attack" [syn: attack, aggress]