verb
take the initiative and go on the offensive
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The Serbs attacked the village at night
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The visiting team started to attack
• Syn: ↑attack
• Derivationally related forms: ↑aggressive, ↑aggression, ↑aggressor, ↑attack (for: ↑attack), ↑attacker (for: ↑attack)
• Verb Frames:
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Something ——s
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Somebody ——s
Useful english dictionary. 2012.