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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Venture \Ven"ture\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Ventured}; p. pr. & vb.
n. {Venturing}.]
1. To hazard one's self; to have the courage or presumption
to do, undertake, or say something; to dare. --Bunyan.
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2. To make a venture; to run a hazard or risk; to take the
chances.
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Who freights a ship to venture on the seas. --J.
Dryden, Jr.
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{To venture at}, or {To venture on} or {To venture upon}, to
dare to engage in; to attempt without any certainty of
success; as, it is rash to venture upon such a project.
"When I venture at the comic style." --Waller.
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