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con·front (kən-frŭnt́)

[French confronter, from Old French, to adjoin, from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre, Latin com-, com-, + Latin frōns, front-, front.]

verb: -front·ed, -front·ing, -fronts. 

transitive verb 

  1. To come face to face with, especially with defiance or hostility: I wish to confront my accuser in a court of law.
  2. To bring face to face with: The defendant was confronted with incontrovertible evidence of guilt.
  3. To come up against; encounter: confronted danger at every turn.

intransitive verb 

To engage in confrontation: “She got no child support. didn't argue or confront” (Gail Sheehy)

derivatives

con·front́er
noun
con·front́ment
noun
cońfron·tátive
adjective