tackle
verb [ T ]
uk/ˈtækl/ usto 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.