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Aggress   Listen
verb
Aggress  v. i.  (past & past part. aggressed; pres. part. aggressing)  
1.
To commit the first act of hostility or offense; to begin a quarrel or controversy; to make an attack; with on.
2.
Take the initiative and go on the offensive, as in a game.
Synonyms: attack





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"Aggress" Quotes from Famous Books



... gentleman pointed out to you the extreme absurdity of attempting to excite you upon the ground of southern aggression upon the north. We have nothing to aggress upon. We have not now, as he has told you, the power, though once we had, to interfere with your domestic institutions. We never had the will to do so. And if we had the power now, true to the instincts and history of our fathers, we would abstain ...
— Speeches of the Honorable Jefferson Davis 1858 • Hon. Jefferson Davis


Words linked to "Aggress" :   act, attack, tackle, aggressor, fork, pin, check, harass


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