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Dictionary Results for confront:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
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: confront, face]
    2: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront
       your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his
       mistakes" [syn: confront, 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: confront,
       face, present]
    4: be face to face with; "The child screamed when he confronted
       the man in the Halloween costume"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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.
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            We four, indeed, confronted were with four
            In Russian habit.                     --Shak.
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            He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
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            Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
            into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
            magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
                                                  --Hawthorne.
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            It was impossible at once to confront the might of
            France and to trample on the liberties of England.
                                                  --Macaulay.
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   2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
      confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
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   3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
      to compare.
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            When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
            you the same design executed by different hands.
                                                  --Addison.
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