aggress
UK/ə'ɡres/US/ә'gres/
C2
Definitions
v.
To begin a quarrel or attack; to act with hostility.
挑衅；率先攻击。
Root Breakdown
Root-derivedag- (a form of ad-, 'toward') + gress (to step) = to step toward someone — to advance on them aggressively. Rare today; the adjective aggressive and noun aggression are far more common.
Root gress still carries 64 more wordsExample Sentences
- 1.
The treaty bars either nation from aggressing against the other.