confront

verb/kõfɾõˈtaɾ/medium

con·fron·tar

Definition

To face or bring face to face, especially for comparison or challenge.

We must confront the evidence with the suspect's statement.

She confronted him about his behavior.

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Common collocations

confront the factsconfront a problemconfront an issueconfront someone with

Do latim 'confrontare', de 'cum' (com) + 'frons, frontis' (frente).