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aggress upon

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ag⋅gress

  [uh-gres]
Use aggress upon in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
2. to begin to quarrel.
–verb (used with object)
3. to behave aggressively toward; attack (often fol. by upon): wild animals aggressing their prey.
Origin:
1565–75; < L aggressus (ptp. of aggredī to attack), equiv. to ag- ag- + gred- (see grade ) + -tus ptp. suffix
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