aggress

(ə gres′)

intransitive verb

to start a quarrel or be the first to attack

Origin: < L aggressus, pp. of aggredi, to attack, go to < ad-, to + gradi, to step

See aggress in American Heritage Dictionary 4

intransitive verb ag·gressed, ag·gress·ing, ag·gress·es

To initiate an attack, war, quarrel, or fight: “America . . . guaranteed that no EC state would aggress against another” (John J. Mearsheimer).

Origin:

Origin: French agresser

Origin: , from Latin aggredī, aggress-, to attack

Origin: : ad-, ad-

Origin: + gradī, to go; see ghredh- in Indo-European roots

Learn more about aggress

aggress synonyms

aggress in a sentence

link/cite print suggestion box

More from YD