Ac‐cost″ (#; 115), v. t. [imp. & p. p.Accosted; p. pr. & vb. n.Accosting.] [F. accoster, LL. accostare to bring side by side; L. ad + costa rib, side. See Coast, and cf. Accoast.] 1. To join side to side; to border; hence, to sail along the coast or side of. “So much as accosts the sea.” Fuller.
2. To approach; to make up to. Shak.
3. To speak to first; to address; to greet. “Him, Satan thus accosts.” Milton.