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Wordnet 3.0

VERB (1)

1. take the initiative and go on the offensive;
- Example: "The Serbs attacked the village at night"
- Example: "The visiting team started to attack"
[syn: attack, aggress]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aggress \Ag*gress"\, v. t. To set upon; to attack. [R.] [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aggress \Ag*gress"\, n. [L. aggressus.] Aggression. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Their military aggresses on others. --Sir M. Hale. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Aggress \Ag*gress"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Aggressed; p. pr. & vb. n. Aggressing.] [L. aggressus, p. p. of aggredi to go to, approach; ad + gradi to step, go, gradus step: cf. OF. aggresser. See Grade.] To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; -- with on. [1913 Webster] 2. take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game. Syn: attack [WordNet 1.5]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

aggress v 1: take the initiative and go on the offensive; "The Serbs attacked the village at night"; "The visiting team started to attack" [syn: attack, aggress]