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aggress en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈɡɹɛs/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der.
Latin gradior
Latin aggredior
Latin aggressuslbor.
English aggress
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.
Meanings
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(uncountable) Aggression.
his aggress / Was made with such precaution as to quench / Douay's intent and throw him in a mess.
1875, anonymous author, Eighteen Hundred and Seventy: a poem:
aggress en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Southern-England) audio
- /əˈɡɹɛs/
Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *gʰredʰ-der.
Latin gradior
Latin aggredior
Latin aggressuslbor.
English aggress
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.
Meanings
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(transitive) To set upon; to attack.
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(construed with on, intransitive) To commit the first act of hostility or offense against; to begin a quarrel or controversy with someone; to make an attack against someone.
Forms
Deriveds
microaggress
Relateds
aggressiveness · aggressive · aggressor · aggression
Translations (1)
es agredir (Translations)