\Con*front"\, 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.
         We four, indeed, confronted were with four In
         Russian habit.                        --Shak.
         He spoke and then confronts the bull. --Dryden.
         Hester caught hold of Pearl, and drew her forcibly
         into her arms, confronting the old Puritan
         magistrate with almost a fierce expression.
                                               --Hawthorne.
         It was impossible at once to confront the might of
         France and to trample on the liberties of England.
                                               --Macaulay.
2. To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to
   confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
3. To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast;
   to compare.
         When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show
         you the same design executed by different hands.
                                               --Addison.