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English Dictionary: risk' by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Risk \Risk\, n. [F. risque; cf. It. risco, risico, rischio, Pg.
      risco, Sp. riesgo, and also Sp. risco a steep rock; all
      probably fr. L. resceare to cut off; pref. re- re- + secare
      to cut; -- the word having been probably first used among
      sailors. See {Section}.]
      1. Hazard; danger; peril; exposure to loss, injury, or
            destruction.
  
                     The imminent and constant risk of assassination, a
                     risk which has shaken very strong nerves.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      2. (Com.) Hazard of loss; liabillity to loss in property.
  
      {To run a risk}, to incur hazard; to encounter danger.
  
      Syn: Danger; hazard; peril; jeopardy; exposure. See {Danger}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Risk \Risk\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Risked}; p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Risking}.] [CF. F. risquer. See {Risk}, n.]
      1. To expose to risk, hazard, or peril; to venture; as, to
            risk goods on board of a ship; to risk one's person in
            battle; to risk one's fame by a publication.
  
      2. To incur the risk or danger of; as, to risk a battle.
  
      Syn: To hazard; peril; endanger; jeopard.
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