[ven.ture] vb ven.tured ; ven.tur.ing [ME venteren, by shortening & alter. fr. aventuren, fr. aventure adventure] vt (15c) 1: to expose to hazard: risk, gamble "ventured a buck or two on the race"
2: to undertake the risks and dangers of: brave "ventured the stormy sea"
3: to offer at the risk of rebuff, rejection, or censure "~ an opinion" ~ vi: to proceed esp. in the face of danger -- ven.tur.er n
[2]venture n (15c) 1 obs: destiny, fortune, chance
2. a: an undertaking involving chance, risk, or danger; esp: a speculative business enterprise b: a venturesome act
3: something (as money or property) at hazard in a speculative venture -- at a venture : at random "a certain man drew a bow at a venture, and smote the king --1 Kings 22:34 (AV)"