† confrontn.

Etymology: In 17th cent. < confront v. (compare Italian confronto); the 15th cent. instance suggests an Old French or medieval Latin form.

Obsolete.

1. Frontier, boundary, confine. rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary

thresholdeOE

randeOE

markeOE

mereOE

limiting1391

march1402

confrontc1430

bourne1523

limity1523

mereing1565

mark-mere1582

ring1598

land-mere1603

limit1655

field boundary1812

landimere1825

section-line1827

wad1869

c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) iv. xi. 110 a In the confronte of the lond of Phenice.

2. The act of facing or confronting; a face-to-face encounter; an affront.

ΘΚΠ

society > armed hostility > attack > [noun]

fiend-reseOE

frumresec1275

assault1297

sault1297

inracea1300

sailing13..

venuea1330

checkc1330

braid1340

affrayc1380

outrunningc1384

resinga1387

wara1387

riota1393

assailc1400

assayc1400

onset1423

rake?a1425

pursuitc1425

assemblinga1450

brunta1450

oncominga1450

assembly1487

envaya1500

oncomea1500

shovea1500

front1523

scry1523

attemptate1524

assaulting1548

push1565

brash1573

attempt1584

affront?1587

pulse1587

affret1590

saliaunce1590

invasion1591

assailment1592

insultation1596

aggressa1611

onslaught1613

source1616

confronta1626

impulsion1631

tentative1632

essaya1641

infall1645

attack1655

stroke1698

insult1710

coup de main1759

onfall1837

hurrah1841

beat-up of quarters1870

offensive1887

strafe1915

grand slam1916

hop-over1918

run1941

strike1942

the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun]

despite1297

conteckc1380

reproofa1382

contumelyc1386

villainya1400

cagment1504

injury?1518

mispersoning1522

opprobry1569

disgrace1592

baffling1602

affronting1611

insultance?1615

confronta1626

abusiveness1633

confrontmentc1635

baffle1647

insultancy1655

contumeliousness1657

disobliging1692

affrontingness1730

insultation1755

insulting1837

ranking1954

society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of > a hostile encounter

encounter1297

counterc1330

brusha1400

recountering1410

recountera1470

encountering1482

re-encounter1525

re-encountry1569

passage1608

congression?1611

confronta1626

traverse1640

clash1646

congress1646

conjunction1648

head-to-head1899

go-around1912

mano a mano1950

face-off1956

bitchfest1985

a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. F3^v With a full vengeance they mean to meet us, so we are ready to their confront.

a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbb2/2 To countenance us in the confronts and affronts, which..we meane on all occasions to put upon the Lord Euphanes.

a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 187 A confront no less outragious than if they had given him battle.

1681 Arraignm.,Tryal & Condemnation S. Colledge 74 I have had great confronts about you since you went away.

3. The position of facing.

ΘΠ

the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [noun] > position of facing

confront1646

1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. v. 190 That should bee the right in one, which upon confront or facing stands athwart or diagonially unto the other.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

confrontv.

Brit.

/kənˈfrʌnt/, U.S.

/kənˈfrənt/

Etymology: < French confronte-r in same senses, = Provençal confrontar , Spanish confrontar , Italian confrontare , medieval Latin confrontāri (12th cent.), < Latin con- together + front-em forehead, face. Compare affront v.

†1. intransitive. To adjoin with a mutual frontier; to border upon (also against). Obsolete. [Medieval Latin confrontāri cum, French confronter à.]

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > distance > nearness > be near [verb (intransitive)] > be in contact > have same boundary

marchc1330

abut1399

coastc1400

adjoin?1523

confine1523

marchese1525

abuttal1545

touch1567

confront1601

conterminate1637

1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 113 Phrygia..confronteth on the North side vpon part of Galatia.

1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. i. v. 9/1 The North [of Sussex] confronts vpon Surrey & Kent.

1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. i. xiii. 25/1 Wilt-shire..vpon the West is confronted against partly by Glocester, and the rest by Somerset-shires.

1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. x. §3. 191 The confronting, and next people of all other vnto it.

a. transitive. To stand or come in front of (any one); to stand or meet facing, to face. (Often with a shade of sense 3.) Also figurative of things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > be face to face with

confrontc1568

front1582

to face (a person) with1583

face1632

over-front1644

the world > action or operation > difficulty > of difficulty: beset (a person) [verb (transitive)] > confront (a difficulty)

breast1847

confront1863

to face up to1888

to be faced with1991

c1568 Jrnl. Queen Mary's Proc. in H. Campbell Love Lett. Mary Queen of Scots (1824) App. 46 February..9, she confronted the King and my Lord of Halyruidhouse.

1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 367 We foure in deede confronted were with foure, In Russian habite: heere they stayed an houre, And talkt apace.

1863 J. G. Holland Lett. to Joneses xi. 159 Many a man on reaching wealth has found himself confronted by the great problem of his life.

1883 ‘G. Lloyd’ Ebb & Flow II. xxvi. 98 She was confronted by Frank's original crayon sketch of her.

b. To front or face in situation.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > face (of things)

face1567

affront1575

frontier1579

regard1585

front1609

confront1610

to stand to ——1632

outfront1883

1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God viii. ii. 299 Magna Grecia..confronteth the Hadriatique sea.

1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. P^v There are two very goodly and sumptuous rowes of building.., which doe confront each other.

a. esp. To face in hostility or defiance; to present a bold front to, stand against, oppose. literal and figurative.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > confront

abidec1275

stand?1316

visagec1386

bidec1400

to stand to ——1562

affront1569

to look (a person, etc.) in the face1573

outface1574

front1582

to meet with1585

confront1594

propose1594

to stand up to1596

outfront1631

to stand forth to1631

head1682

meet1725

1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iv. 3 Was euer seene, An Emperour in Rome thus ouerborne, Troubled, confronted thus.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 346 He spoke; and then confronts the Bull.

1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 245 This [i.e. difficulty] it has been the glory of the great masters in all the arts to confront, and to overcome.

1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive 48 The little band of Frenchmen, who alone ventured to confront the English.

1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 91 John Hampden..had the courage to step forward, to confront the whole power of the government.

b. To face as accuser or as a witness in a trial.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] > face as an accuser or witness

confronta1586

a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia ii. 183 He seeing himself confronted by so many, went not to denial.

1681 Arraignm.,Tryal & Condemnation S. Colledge 103 Ld. Chief Justice. Is this man sworn? Mr. Att. Gen. Yes. L.C.J. Now call Bolron to confront him.

1737 Hist. of Clorana 156 I challenge you to confront me, to prove our Innocence.

1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 461 An Irish officer..would have confronted me at last, that I had never been there at all.

1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ii. 377 Mr. Hastings, instead of choosing to confront his accuser..resisted inquiry.

c. figurative. Said of things.

ΘΚΠ

the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > be unharmonious or incongruous with [verb (transitive)] > conflict with

repugn1529

confront1593

contradict1593

thwart1656

1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. xi. 194 The East & West Churches did..both confront the Iewes, and concur with them.

1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 24 His devise..that Tyranne Custome hath so confronted, that it will never be admitted.

1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iii. iv. 82 It is..fitter..to be..Jealous of our own Judgment, when it thus confronteth infinite Wisdom.

1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vii. 239 This Evidence may be confronted, by historical Evidence on the other Side.

†d. intransitive. (Const. against.) rare.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > confront

to stand upc1175

confront1612

1612 R. Sheldon 1st Serm. after Conversion 58 Let Leo an Ancient Pope confront against these latter Pontificians.

1643 R. Overton Mans Mortallitie v. 40 Now..to resolve all occurrent Objections thereon, as shall confront.

a. transitive. To bring together face to face; to bring (a person) face to face with (a person or thing); esp. an accused and his accusers, or the different witnesses in a trial, for examination.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > place facing

address1483

to face (a person) with1583

front1617

confront1627

the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > confront > bring face to face with

front1617

confront1627

1627 W. Duncomb tr. V. d'Audiguier Tragi-comicall Hist. our Times vii. 112 Berontus being come..was..confronted with Clarinda.

1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War ii. 41 [The Provost Marshal] brings in Inditements, interrogates and confronts the witnesses.

1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 103. ⁋10 Confronting him with several Witnesses.

1783 E. Burke in 9th Rep. Select Comm. Admin. Justice Bengal, Bahar & Orissa iii. 33 When and where the Parties might be examined and confronted.

1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico III. vi. ii. 35 When his forces were one day confronted with those of the enemy.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 527 To send a man to the gallows as a traitor, without confronting him with his accusers.

b. To set (a thing) face to face or side by side with another for purposes of comparison, etc.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > compare [verb (transitive)]

evenOE

comparisonc1374

measurea1382

remenec1390

compare1509

confer?1531

to lay togethera1568

lay1577

paragona1586

paragonize1589

set1589

sympathize1600

confront1604

to name on (also in) the same day1609

collate1612

to lay down by1614

sampler1628

to set together1628

matcha1649

run1650

vie1685

to put together1690

1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Confront, oppose, compare one to another.

1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 23 Confronting, and parallelling the sacred verity of Saint Paul with the offalls, and sweepings of antiquity.

1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 5 To enable us..to confront them [different accounts] one with another.

1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 150* The old order of things makes so poor a figure when confronted with the new.

a. To cause to front, to place (a thing) fronting or facing to.

ΘΚΠ

the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > place opposite

object1533

opposea1616

confront1848

1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain 368 He still confronted it [a crucifix] to Dr. Kitchens, while he kept it out of Dr. Kitchens's reach.

†b. To set in contrast or opposition to. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > contrast > [verb (transitive)]

oppone1574

oppose1579

contrapose1617

confront1649

counterpose1657

contrast1799

1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ix. §26 ‘A casting off the works of darkness’..to it he confronts ‘making provision for the flesh’.

1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. §2. 12 After the mention of all the exquisit and costly deckings of art, this one ornament of a meek and quiet spirit is confronted to them.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	confront
释义	† confrontn. Etymology: In 17th cent. < confront v. (compare Italian confronto); the 15th cent. instance suggests an Old French or medieval Latin form. Obsolete. 1. Frontier, boundary, confine. rare. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > condition of being external > edge, border, or margin > boundary > [noun] > land-boundary thresholdeOE randeOE markeOE mereOE limiting1391 march1402 confrontc1430 bourne1523 limity1523 mereing1565 mark-mere1582 ring1598 land-mere1603 limit1655 field boundary1812 landimere1825 section-line1827 wad1869 c1430 J. Lydgate tr. Bochas Fall of Princes (1554) iv. xi. 110 a In the confronte of the lond of Phenice. 2. The act of facing or confronting; a face-to-face encounter; an affront. ΘΚΠ society > armed hostility > attack > [noun] fiend-reseOE frumresec1275 assault1297 sault1297 inracea1300 sailing13.. venuea1330 checkc1330 braid1340 affrayc1380 outrunningc1384 resinga1387 wara1387 riota1393 assailc1400 assayc1400 onset1423 rake?a1425 pursuitc1425 assemblinga1450 brunta1450 oncominga1450 assembly1487 envaya1500 oncomea1500 shovea1500 front1523 scry1523 attemptate1524 assaulting1548 push1565 brash1573 attempt1584 affront?1587 pulse1587 affret1590 saliaunce1590 invasion1591 assailment1592 insultation1596 aggressa1611 onslaught1613 source1616 confronta1626 impulsion1631 tentative1632 essaya1641 infall1645 attack1655 stroke1698 insult1710 coup de main1759 onfall1837 hurrah1841 beat-up of quarters1870 offensive1887 strafe1915 grand slam1916 hop-over1918 run1941 strike1942 the mind > attention and judgement > contempt > disrespect > insult > [noun] despite1297 conteckc1380 reproofa1382 contumelyc1386 villainya1400 cagment1504 injury?1518 mispersoning1522 opprobry1569 disgrace1592 baffling1602 affronting1611 insultance?1615 confronta1626 abusiveness1633 confrontmentc1635 baffle1647 insultancy1655 contumeliousness1657 disobliging1692 affrontingness1730 insultation1755 insulting1837 ranking1954 society > society and the community > dissent > contention or strife > [noun] > an act or instance of > a hostile encounter encounter1297 counterc1330 brusha1400 recountering1410 recountera1470 encountering1482 re-encounter1525 re-encountry1569 passage1608 congression?1611 confronta1626 traverse1640 clash1646 congress1646 conjunction1648 head-to-head1899 go-around1912 mano a mano1950 face-off1956 bitchfest1985 a1626 W. Rowley Birth of Merlin (1662) sig. F3^v With a full vengeance they mean to meet us, so we are ready to their confront. a1640 J. Fletcher et al. Queene of Corinth iii. i, in F. Beaumont & J. Fletcher Comedies & Trag. (1647) sig. Bbbbbb2/2 To countenance us in the confronts and affronts, which..we meane on all occasions to put upon the Lord Euphanes. a1670 J. Hacket Scrinia Reserata (1693) ii. 187 A confront no less outragious than if they had given him battle. 1681 Arraignm.,Tryal & Condemnation S. Colledge 74 I have had great confronts about you since you went away. 3. The position of facing. ΘΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > [noun] > position of facing confront1646 1646 Sir T. Browne Pseudodoxia Epidemica iv. v. 190 That should bee the right in one, which upon confront or facing stands athwart or diagonially unto the other. View more context for this quotation This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1891; most recently modified version published online March 2021). confrontv. Brit. /kənˈfrʌnt/, U.S. /kənˈfrənt/ Etymology: < French confronte-r in same senses, = Provençal confrontar , Spanish confrontar , Italian confrontare , medieval Latin confrontāri (12th cent.), < Latin con- together + front-em forehead, face. Compare affront v. †1. intransitive. To adjoin with a mutual frontier; to border upon (also against). Obsolete. [Medieval Latin confrontāri cum, French confronter à.] ΘΚΠ the world > space > distance > nearness > be near [verb (intransitive)] > be in contact > have same boundary marchc1330 abut1399 coastc1400 adjoin?1523 confine1523 marchese1525 abuttal1545 touch1567 confront1601 conterminate1637 1601 P. Holland tr. Pliny Hist. World I. 113 Phrygia..confronteth on the North side vpon part of Galatia. 1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. i. v. 9/1 The North [of Sussex] confronts vpon Surrey & Kent. 1612 J. Speed Theatre of Empire of Great Brit. i. xiii. 25/1 Wilt-shire..vpon the West is confronted against partly by Glocester, and the rest by Somerset-shires. 1614 W. Raleigh Hist. World i. i. x. §3. 191 The confronting, and next people of all other vnto it. 2. a. transitive. To stand or come in front of (any one); to stand or meet facing, to face. (Often with a shade of sense 3.) Also figurative of things. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > be face to face with confrontc1568 front1582 to face (a person) with1583 face1632 over-front1644 the world > action or operation > difficulty > of difficulty: beset (a person) [verb (transitive)] > confront (a difficulty) breast1847 confront1863 to face up to1888 to be faced with1991 c1568 Jrnl. Queen Mary's Proc. in H. Campbell Love Lett. Mary Queen of Scots (1824) App. 46 February..9, she confronted the King and my Lord of Halyruidhouse. 1598 W. Shakespeare Love's Labour's Lost v. ii. 367 We foure in deede confronted were with foure, In Russian habite: heere they stayed an houre, And talkt apace. 1863 J. G. Holland Lett. to Joneses xi. 159 Many a man on reaching wealth has found himself confronted by the great problem of his life. 1883 ‘G. Lloyd’ Ebb & Flow II. xxvi. 98 She was confronted by Frank's original crayon sketch of her. b. To front or face in situation. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > face (of things) face1567 affront1575 frontier1579 regard1585 front1609 confront1610 to stand to ——1632 outfront1883 1610 J. Healey tr. J. L. Vives in tr. St. Augustine Citie of God viii. ii. 299 Magna Grecia..confronteth the Hadriatique sea. 1611 T. Coryate Crudities sig. P^v There are two very goodly and sumptuous rowes of building.., which doe confront each other. 3. a. esp. To face in hostility or defiance; to present a bold front to, stand against, oppose. literal and figurative. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > confront abidec1275 stand?1316 visagec1386 bidec1400 to stand to ——1562 affront1569 to look (a person, etc.) in the face1573 outface1574 front1582 to meet with1585 confront1594 propose1594 to stand up to1596 outfront1631 to stand forth to1631 head1682 meet1725 1594 W. Shakespeare Titus Andronicus iv. iv. 3 Was euer seene, An Emperour in Rome thus ouerborne, Troubled, confronted thus. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Æneis v, in tr. Virgil Wks. 346 He spoke; and then confronts the Bull. 1790 E. Burke Refl. Revol. in France 245 This [i.e. difficulty] it has been the glory of the great masters in all the arts to confront, and to overcome. View more context for this quotation 1840 T. B. Macaulay Ld. Clive 48 The little band of Frenchmen, who alone ventured to confront the English. 1849 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. I. 91 John Hampden..had the courage to step forward, to confront the whole power of the government. b. To face as accuser or as a witness in a trial. ΘΚΠ society > law > administration of justice > general proceedings > accusation, allegation, or indictment > charge, accuse, or indict [verb (transitive)] > face as an accuser or witness confronta1586 a1586 Sir P. Sidney Arcadia ii. 183 He seeing himself confronted by so many, went not to denial. 1681 Arraignm.,Tryal & Condemnation S. Colledge 103 Ld. Chief Justice. Is this man sworn? Mr. Att. Gen. Yes. L.C.J. Now call Bolron to confront him. 1737 Hist. of Clorana 156 I challenge you to confront me, to prove our Innocence. 1767 ‘Coriat Junior’ Another Traveller! I. 461 An Irish officer..would have confronted me at last, that I had never been there at all. 1817 J. Mill Hist. Brit. India II. v. ii. 377 Mr. Hastings, instead of choosing to confront his accuser..resisted inquiry. c. figurative. Said of things. ΘΚΠ the world > relative properties > order > disorder > disharmony or incongruity > be unharmonious or incongruous with [verb (transitive)] > conflict with repugn1529 confront1593 contradict1593 thwart1656 1593 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie iv. xi. 194 The East & West Churches did..both confront the Iewes, and concur with them. 1605 W. Camden Remaines i. 24 His devise..that Tyranne Custome hath so confronted, that it will never be admitted. 1713 W. Derham Physico-theol. iii. iv. 82 It is..fitter..to be..Jealous of our own Judgment, when it thus confronteth infinite Wisdom. 1736 Bp. J. Butler Analogy of Relig. ii. vii. 239 This Evidence may be confronted, by historical Evidence on the other Side. †d. intransitive. (Const. against.) rare. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (intransitive)] > confront to stand upc1175 confront1612 1612 R. Sheldon 1st Serm. after Conversion 58 Let Leo an Ancient Pope confront against these latter Pontificians. 1643 R. Overton Mans Mortallitie v. 40 Now..to resolve all occurrent Objections thereon, as shall confront. 4. a. transitive. To bring together face to face; to bring (a person) face to face with (a person or thing); esp. an accused and his accusers, or the different witnesses in a trial, for examination. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > place facing address1483 to face (a person) with1583 front1617 confront1627 the world > action or operation > difficulty > opposition > oppose [verb (transitive)] > confront > bring face to face with front1617 confront1627 1627 W. Duncomb tr. V. d'Audiguier Tragi-comicall Hist. our Times vii. 112 Berontus being come..was..confronted with Clarinda. 1678 tr. L. de Gaya Art of War ii. 41 [The Provost Marshal] brings in Inditements, interrogates and confronts the witnesses. 1709 R. Steele & J. Addison Tatler No. 103. ⁋10 Confronting him with several Witnesses. 1783 E. Burke in 9th Rep. Select Comm. Admin. Justice Bengal, Bahar & Orissa iii. 33 When and where the Parties might be examined and confronted. 1843 W. H. Prescott Hist. Conquest Mexico III. vi. ii. 35 When his forces were one day confronted with those of the enemy. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. III. 527 To send a man to the gallows as a traitor, without confronting him with his accusers. b. To set (a thing) face to face or side by side with another for purposes of comparison, etc. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > compare [verb (transitive)] evenOE comparisonc1374 measurea1382 remenec1390 compare1509 confer?1531 to lay togethera1568 lay1577 paragona1586 paragonize1589 set1589 sympathize1600 confront1604 to name on (also in) the same day1609 collate1612 to lay down by1614 sampler1628 to set together1628 matcha1649 run1650 vie1685 to put together1690 1604 R. Cawdrey Table Alphabet. Confront, oppose, compare one to another. 1641 J. Milton Of Prelatical Episc. 23 Confronting, and parallelling the sacred verity of Saint Paul with the offalls, and sweepings of antiquity. 1790 W. Paley Horæ Paulinæ i. 5 To enable us..to confront them [different accounts] one with another. 1871 B. Jowett in tr. Plato Dialogues II. 150* The old order of things makes so poor a figure when confronted with the new. 5. a. To cause to front, to place (a thing) fronting or facing to. ΘΚΠ the world > space > relative position > opposite position > be opposite (something) [verb (transitive)] > place opposite object1533 opposea1616 confront1848 1848 J. H. Newman Loss & Gain 368 He still confronted it [a crucifix] to Dr. Kitchens, while he kept it out of Dr. Kitchens's reach. †b. To set in contrast or opposition to. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ the mind > attention and judgement > discovery > comparison > contrast > [verb (transitive)] oppone1574 oppose1579 contrapose1617 confront1649 counterpose1657 contrast1799 1649 Bp. J. Taylor Great Exemplar ix. §26 ‘A casting off the works of darkness’..to it he confronts ‘making provision for the flesh’. 1673 R. Allestree Ladies Calling i. §2. 12 After the mention of all the exquisit and costly deckings of art, this one ornament of a meek and quiet spirit is confronted to them. 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