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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Confront \Con*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Confronted}; p. pr & vb n. {Confronting}.] [F. confronter; L. con- + frons the forehead or front. See {Front}.] 1. To stand facing or in front of to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness. We four indeed, confronted were with four In Russian habit. --Shak. He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden. Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly into her arms, confronting the old Puritan magistrate with almost a fierce expression. --Hawthorne. It was impossible at once to confront the might of France and to trample on the liberties of England. --Macaulay. 2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet as to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing 3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare. When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands. --Addison. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: confront v 1: oppose in hostility; "confront an opponent" [syn: {face}] 2: come to grips with face (something unpleasant) head on "You must confront your problems" [syn: {face up}, {face}] [ant: {avoid}] 3: present somebody with something usually to accuse or criticize; ""We confronted him with the evidence" [syn: {face}, {present}] 4: be face to face with "The child screamed when it confronted the man in the halloween costume"
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