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1. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Affront \Af*front"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Affronted; p. pr. &
   vb. n. Affronting.] [OF. afronter, F. affronter, to
   confront, LL. affrontare to strike against, fr. L. ad + frons
   forehead, front. See Front.]
   1. To front; to face in position; to meet or encounter face
      to face. [Obs.]
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            All the sea-coasts do affront the Levant. --Holland.
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            That he, as 't were by accident, may here
            Affront Ophelia.                      --Shak.
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   2. To face in defiance; to confront; as, to affront death;
      hence, to meet in hostile encounter. [Archaic]
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   3. To offend by some manifestation of disrespect; to insult
      to the face by demeanor or language; to treat with marked
      incivility.
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            How can any one imagine that the fathers would have
            dared to affront the wife of Aurelius? --Addison.
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   Syn: To insult; abuse; outrage; wound; illtreat; slight;
        defy; offend; provoke; pique; nettle.
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