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ad⋅ven⋅ture

  [ad-ven-cher] noun, verb, -tured, -tur⋅ing.
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–noun
1. an exciting or very unusual experience.
2. participation in exciting undertakings or enterprises: the spirit of adventure.
3. a bold, usually risky undertaking; hazardous action of uncertain outcome.
4. a commercial or financial speculation of any kind; venture.
5. Obsolete.
a. peril; danger; risk.
b. chance; fortune; luck.
–verb (used with object)
6. to risk or hazard.
7. to take the chance of; dare.
8. to venture to say or utter: to adventure an opinion.
–verb (used without object)
9. to take the risk involved.
10. to venture; hazard.
Origin:
1200–50; ME aventure < AF, OF < VL *adventūra what must happen, fem. (orig. neut. pl.) of L adventūrus fut. participle of advenīre to arrive; ad- ad- r. a- a- 5 . See advent, -ure

Related forms:
ad⋅ven⋅ture⋅ful, adjective
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ad·ven·ture   (ād-věn'chər)   
n.  

    1. An undertaking or enterprise of a hazardous nature.

    2. An undertaking of a questionable nature, especially one involving intervention in another state's affairs.

  2. An unusual or exciting experience: an adventure in dining.

  3. Participation in hazardous or exciting experiences: the love of adventure.

  4. A financial speculation or business venture.

v.   ad·ven·tured, ad·ven·tur·ing, ad·ven·tures

v.   tr.

  1. To venture upon; undertake or try.

  2. To expose to danger or risk; hazard.

v.   intr.

  1. To take a risk; dare.

  2. To proceed despite risks.


[Middle English aventure, from Old French, from Latin adventūrus, future participle of advenīre, to arrive; see advent.]
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Word Origin & History

adventure 
c.1230, auenture "chance, fortune, luck," from O.Fr. auenture, from L. aventura (res) "(a thing) about to happen," from future participle of advenire "to come about," from ad- "to" + venire "to come" (see venue). Original meaning was "to arrive," in Latin, but in M.E. it took a turn through "risk/danger" (a trial of one's chances), and "perilous undertaking" (c.1314), and thence to "a novel or exciting incident" (1570). The -d- was restored 15c.-16c. Venture (q.v.) is a 15c. variant.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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