[con.front] vt [MF confronter to border on, confront, fr. ML confrontare to bound, fr. L com- + front-, frons forehead, front] (ca. 1568) 1: to face esp. in challenge: oppose
2. a: to cause to meet: bring face-to-face "~ a reader with statistics" b: to meet face-to-face: encounter "~ed the possibility of failure" -- con.front.al n -- con.front.er n