Noah Webster
Confront
CONFRONT, verb transitive [Latin]
1. To stand face to face in full view; to face; to stand in front.
He spoke and then confronts the bull.
2. To stand in direct opposition; to oppose.
The East and West churches did both confront the Jews, and concur with them.
3. To set face to face; to bring into the presence of; as a accused person and a witness, in court, for examination and discovery of the truth; followed by with.
The witnesses are confronted with the accused, the accused with one another, or the witnesses with one another.
4. To set together for comparison; to compare one thing with another.
When I confront a medal with a verse, I only show you the same design executed by different hands.