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 ]