Acknowledge and Confront

Acknowledge

Acknowledge verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.

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Confront and acknowledge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Confront" instead a verb "Acknowledge".

Confront verb - To oppose (something hostile or dangerous) with firmness or courage.

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Acknowledge and confront are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acknowledge" instead a verb "Confront".

truth	acknowledge truth	confront truth
death	acknowledge death	confront death
possibility	acknowledge possibility	confront possibility
time	acknowledge time	confront time
Other words: fact, actions, past, threat, reality, player, son, feelings, times.

The anime has a scene where she's thrown school implements while cleaning up the classroom, and when she turns to confront the bullies they refuse to acknowledge her presence.

Source: Stock Shoujo Bullying Tactics
When Robin refuses to acknowledge his emotional issues when called out on it, Chrom forces him to show his suicide injuries to confront the problem in Pretender

Source: Tough Love
Zaros's plan is to ascend to the level of an elder god so he can confront them and convince them to stop because they barely acknowledge that sapient lifeform exist at all other than as tools for them to use.

Source: Cosmic Horror Story

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