confront
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To stand facing or in front of; to face; esp. to face hostilely; to oppose with firmness.
To put face to face; to cause to face or to meet; as, to confront one with the proofs of his wrong doing.
To set in opposition for examination; to put in contrast; to compare.
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You must confront your problems
He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes
We confronted him with the evidence
He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions
An enormous dilemma faces us
You must confront your opponent