Main Entry: con·front

Pronunciation: \kən-ˈfrənt\

Function: transitive verb

Etymology: Middle French confronter to border on, confront, from Medieval Latin confrontare to bound, from Latin com- + front-, frons forehead, front

Date: circa 1568

1 : to face especially in challenge : oppose <confront an enemy>
2 a : to cause to meet : bring face-to-face <confront a reader with statistics> b : to meet face-to-face : encounter <confronted the possibility of failure>

— con·front·al \-ˈfrən-t^əl\ noun

— con·front·er noun