undertake vs confront

undertake and confront both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
undertake	No	No	Yes	No
confront	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, confront is a hypernym of undertake; that is, confront is a word with a broader meaning than undertake:

Other hypernyms of undertake include face, face up.

undertake (verb)	confront (verb)
promise to do or accomplish	deal with (something unpleasant) head on
enter into a contractual arrangement	present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize
enter upon an activity or enterprise	oppose, as in hostility or a competition
accept as a charge	be face to face with
accept as a challenge