venture vs risk

venture and risk both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
venture	Yes	No	Yes	No
risk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, risk is a hyponym of venture; that is, risk is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than venture:

venture: any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
risk: a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury

As verbs, risk is a hypernym of venture; that is, risk is a word with a broader meaning than venture:

Other hypernyms of venture include lay on the line, put on the line.

venture (noun)	risk (noun)
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome	a venture undertaken without regard to possible loss or injury
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit	the probability of being exposed to an infectious agent
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits	the probability of becoming infected given that exposure to an infectious agent has occurred
	a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune

venture (verb)	risk (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	expose to a chance of loss or damage
put at risk	take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers