confront

Definitions


[kənˈfrʌnt], (Verb)

Definitions:
- come face to face with (someone) with hostile or argumentative intent
(e.g: he confronted the robbers as they were trying to leave)


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Origin:
mid 16th century: from French confronter, from medieval Latin confrontare, from Latin con- ‘with’ + frons, front- ‘face’




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