əˈgres also aˈ- verb
( -ed/-ing/-es )
Etymology: Late Latin aggressus attack, from Latin aggressus, past participle of aggredi to approach, attack, undertake, from ad- + -gredi (from gradi to step, go) — more at grade
intransitive verb
: to make an attack : commit aggression
westerners even aggressed against one another — A.E.Stevenson b. 1900
transitive verb
: to set upon : attack
lions … seeking whom they may aggress — Saturday Review