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confront vs undertake

undertake vs confront

confront and undertake both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
confront No No Yes No
undertake No No Yes No
As verbs, undertake is a hyponym of confront; that is, undertake is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than confront:
  • confront: deal with (something unpleasant) head on
  • undertake: accept as a challenge
Other hyponyms of confront include tackle, take on.
confront (verb) undertake (verb)
deal with (something unpleasant) head on promise to do or accomplish
present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize enter into a contractual arrangement
oppose, as in hostility or a competition enter upon an activity or enterprise
be face to face with accept as a charge
accept as a challenge
Difference between confront and undertake

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