ADVENT'URE, noun [See Advent.] 1. Hazard; risk; chance; that of which one has no direction; as, at all adventures, that is, at all hazards. [See Venture.] 2. An enterprize of hazard; a bold undertaking, in which hazards are to be encountered, and the issue is staked upon unforeseen events. 3. That which is put to hazard; a sense in popular use with seamen, and usually pronounced venture. Something which a seaman is permitted to carry abroad, with a view to sell for profit. A bill of adventure is a writing signed by a person, who takes goods on board of his ship, wholly at the risk of the owner. ADVENT'URE, verb transitive To risk, or hazard; to put in the power of unforeseen events; as, to adventure one's life. [See Venture.] ADVENTURE, verb intransitive To dare; to try the chance; as, to adventure on 'the tempestuous sea of liberty.'
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI