[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

confront \confront"\, 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.
      1913 webster

            we four, indeed, confronted were with four
            in russian habit.                     --shak.
      1913 webster

            he spoke and then confronts the bull. --dryden.
      1913 webster

            hester caught hold of pearl, and drew her forcibly
            into her arms, confronting the old puritan
            magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
                                                  --hawthorne.
      1913 webster

            it was impossible at once to confront the might of
            france and to trample on the liberties of england.
                                                  --macaulay.
      1913 webster

   2. to put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
      confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
      1913 webster

   3. to set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
      to compare.
      1913 webster

            when i confront a medal with a verse, i only show
            you the same design executed by different hands.
                                                  --addison.
      1913 webster
see also:
confronted confronting front 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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"
see also:
face face up avoid present 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

207 moby thesaurus words for "confront":
   accost, advance, affront, alight upon, analogize, approach,
   appropinquate, approximate, assimilate, await, baffle, balance,
   balk, be imminent, be in store, bear down on, bear down upon,
   bear up, beard, bell the cat, bid defiance, bite the bullet, blast,
   brave, brazen, brazen out, breast, brew, bring before,
   bring forward, bring into analogy, bring into comparison, bring up,
   bump heads, bump into, call out, challenge, checkmate, circumvent,
   close, close in, close with, come, come across, come among,
   come closer, come forward, come near, come on, come up,
   come up against, come upon, compare, compare and contrast,
   compare with, complain, complain loudly, confound, confront with,
   contend, contend with, contrapose, contraposit, contrast,
   contravene, counter, counteract, countermand, counterpose,
   counterwork, cross, dare, dash, defeat, defy, destroy, discomfit,
   disconcert, discountenance, dish, dispute, disrupt, dissent,
   double-dare, draw a comparison, draw a parallel, draw near,
   draw nigh, draw on, elude, encounter, envisage, face, face down,
   face out, face the music, face up, face up to, face with,
   fall across, fall among, fall foul of, fall upon, flout, flummox,
   foil, forthcome, front, frustrate, gain upon, gather, hang over,
   hover, impend, kick against, knock the chocks, lay before,
   lie opposite, lie over, light upon, liken, liken to, loom, lower,
   make a stand, match, measure against, meet, meet boldly,
   meet head-on, meet squarely, meet up with, meet with, menace,
   metaphorize, narrow the gap, near, nonplus, object,
   offer resistance, oppose, outdare, overhang, parallel, perplex,
   pitch upon, place against, place before, polarize, pose against,
   present to, protest, proximate, put in opposition, put it to,
   recalcitrate, relate, reluct, remonstrate, resist, revolt, ruin,
   run a comparison, run across, run into, run smack into,
   run the gauntlet, run up against, run upon, sabotage, scorn,
   scotch, scout, scream defiance, set at defiance, set before,
   set in contrast, set in opposition, set off against,
   set over against, show fight, sidle up to, similize, speak out,
   speak up, spike, spoil, stand, stand at bay, stand opposed,
   stand opposite, stand up against, stand up to, stare down, stem,
   step up, stonewall, strive against, stump, subtend, threaten,
   thwart, upset, view together, weigh, weigh against, withstand

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