CONFRONT, verb transitive [Latin] 1. To stand face to face in full view; to face; to stand in front. He spoke and then confronts the bull. 2. To stand in direct opposition; to oppose. The East and West churches did both confront the Jews, and concur with them. 3. To set face to face; to bring into the presence of; as a accused person and a witness, in court, for examination and discovery of the truth; followed by with. The witnesses are confronted with the accused, the accused with one another, or the witnesses with one another. 4. To set together for comparison; to compare one thing with another. When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI