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aggress

agg·ress

UK/əˈɡɹɛs/ US/ʌˈɡrɛs/ uncommon

verb

1.

take the initiative and go on the offensive

  • “The Serbs attacked the village at night”
  • “The visiting team started to attack”
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Origin

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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