confronter


con·front

C0564700 (kən-frŭnt′)v. con·front·ed, con·front·ing, con·fronts v.tr.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.v.intr. To engage in confrontation: "She got no child support. [She] didn't argue or confront" (Gail Sheehy).
[French confronter, from Old French, to adjoin, from Medieval Latin cōnfrontāre : Latin com-, com- + Latin frōns, front-, front.]
con·front′er n.con·front′ment n.con′fron·ta′tive adj.