aggress: Meaning and Definition of
ag•gress
Pronunciation: (u-gres'), [key]
— v.i.
- to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
- to begin to quarrel.
—v.t.
- to behave aggressively toward; attack (often fol. by upon): wild animals aggressing their prey.
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