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accost definition

ac·cost (ə kôst′, -käst′)

transitive verb

  1. to approach and speak to; greet first, before being greeted, esp. in an intrusive way
  2. to solicit for sexual purposes: said of a prostitute, etc.

Etymology: Fr accoster < It accostare, to bring side by side < VL *accostare < L ad-, to + costa, rib, side

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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