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venture

 
 
/ˈventʃər/ verb formal

Definition

venture into/out/outside, etc to leave a safe place and go somewhere that may involve risks: If the snow stops I might venture out.
[T] to be brave enough to say something that might be criticized: I didn't dare venture an opinion.
(Definition of venture verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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