Aggressed
to commit the first act of hostility or offense; attack first.
to begin to quarrel.
to behave toward; attack (often followed by upon):
wild animals aggressing their prey.
historical examples
neither have i ever aggressed on the rights of others in my self-defence.
marital power exemplified in mrs. packard’s trial, and self-defence from the charge of insanity elizabeth parsons ware packard
verb
(intransitive) to attack first or begin a quarrel
v.
“attack,” 1714, back-formation from aggression, but used earlier with a sense of “approach” (1570s) and in this sense from french aggresser, from late latin aggressare, frequentative of latin aggredi “to approach, attack.” related: aggressed; aggressing.
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