Hypertext Webster Gateway: "Confront"

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) 1.7 (wn)

confront
v 1: oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront
your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing
ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
[syn: {face}]
2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront
your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his
mistakes" [syn: {face up}, {face}] [ant: {avoid}]
3: present somebody with something, usually to accuse or
criticize; ""We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was
faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his
actions"; An enormous dilemma faces us" [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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