venture vs speculate

speculate vs venture

venture is a noun but speculate is not a noun.

venture and speculate both are verbs.

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

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

venture: put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation
speculate: talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion

venture (noun)	speculate (noun)
any venturesome undertaking especially one with an uncertain outcome
a commercial undertaking that risks a loss but promises a profit
an investment that is very risky but could yield great profits

venture (verb)	speculate (verb)
put forward, of a guess, in spite of possible refutation	reflect deeply on a subject
put at risk	to believe especially on uncertain or tentative grounds
proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers	talk over conjecturally, or review in an idle or casual way and with an element of doubt or without sufficient reason to reach a conclusion
	invest at a risk

Difference between venture and speculate

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