To butt with horns; to strike or assault like a ram using headlong force.
From Latin aries ('ram') + -ate (verb suffix). Related to 'ariet-' root meaning 'ram-like charging behavior.'
The root 'aries' is the Latin word for ram—the same word that gave us Aries the zodiac sign, connecting the aggressive butting behavior of rams to the fiery warrior spirit of astrology.
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