tackle

/ˈtækl/ verb [T]

Definition

› to try to deal with something: The first thing the new government must do is to tackle inflation. tackle a crisis/question/problem I felt that the whole subject was too sensitive to tackle.

› to talk to someone about a difficult situation, usually because you disagree with them: tackle sb on/about sth I was determined to tackle my boss on the way I had been treated.

(Definition of tackle verb from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)