RISKED

Verb

risked

simple past tense and past participle of risk

Anagrams

• Ikerds, derisk, dikers, dirkes, disker, krised, skried

Source: Wiktionary


RISK

Risk, n. Etym: [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.)

Definition: 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.

Risk, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Risked; p. pr. & vb. n. Risking.] Etym: [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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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