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   Adventure , n. [OE. aventure, aunter, anter, F. aventure, fr. LL. adventura, fr. L. advenire, adventum, to arrive, which in the Romance languages took the sense of “to happen, befall.” See Advene.]
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   That which happens without design; chance; hazard; hap; hence, chance of danger or loss.
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   Nay, a far less good to man it will be found, if she must, at all adventures, be fastened upon him individually.
   Milton.
   
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   Risk; danger; peril. [Obs.]
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   He was in great adventure of his life.
   Berners.
   
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   The encountering of risks; hazardous and striking enterprise; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events; a daring feat.
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   He loved excitement and adventure.
   Macaulay.
   
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   A remarkable occurrence; a striking event; a stirring incident; as, the adventures of one's life.
   Bacon.
   
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   A mercantile or speculative enterprise of hazard; a venture; a shipment by a merchant on his own account.
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   A bill of adventure (Com.), a writing setting forth that the goods shipped are at the owner's risk.
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   Syn. -- Undertaking; enterprise; venture; event.
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   Adventure, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Adventured ; p. pr. & vb. n. Adventuring .] [OE. aventuren, auntren, F. aventurer, fr. aventure. See Adventure, n.]
   To risk, or hazard; jeopard; to venture.
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   He would not adventure himself into the theater.
   Acts xix. 31.
   
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   To venture upon; to run the risk of; to dare.
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   Yet they adventured to go back.
   Bunyan,
   
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   Discriminations might be adventured.
   J. Taylor.
   
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   Adventure, v. i. To try the chance; to take the risk.
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   I would adventure for such merchandise.
   Shak.
   
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