Aggress Definition
ə-grĕs
aggressed, aggresses
verb
aggressed, aggresses
To initiate an attack, war, quarrel, or fight.
American Heritage
To start a quarrel or be the first to attack.
Webster's New World
To set upon; to attack.
Wiktionary
(intransitive, construed with on) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with; to make an attack against.
Wiktionary
noun
Wiktionary
Origin of Aggress
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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.
From Wiktionary
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French agresser from Latin aggredī aggress- to attack ad- ad- gradī to go ghredh- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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