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Incur
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Incur
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb Incur has 2 senses
- incur(v = verb.stative) Array - make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health" is one way to subject
- incur(v = verb.change) find, get, obtain, receive - receive a specified treatment (abstract); "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions" is one way to change
Derived forms noun incurrence1, noun incurring1, noun incursion3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Sample sentence:
Something ----s
CIDE DICTIONARY
Incur, v. t. [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in- in + currere to run. See Current.].
- To meet or fall in with, as something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to put one's self in the way of; to expose one's self to; to become liable or subject to; to bring down upon one's self; to encounter; to contract; as, to incur debt, danger, displeasure, penalty, responsibility, etc. [1913 Webster]"I know not what I shall incur to pass it,
Having no warrant." [1913 Webster] - To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [1913 Webster]"Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life." [1913 Webster]
Incur, v. i.
To pass; to enter. [1913 Webster]
"Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye."
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OXFORD DICTIONARY
Incur, v.tr. (incurred, incurring) suffer, experience, or become subject to (something unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour etc. (incurred huge debts).
Derivative
incurrable adj.
Etymology
ME f. L incurrere incurs- (as IN-(2), currere run)
THESAURUS
Incur
acquire, arouse, attract, be responsible for, bring down, bring on, bring upon, contract, draw, fall in with, fall into, gain, get, induce, invite, provoke, run, welcomeROGET THESAURUS
Incur
Liability
VB be liable, incur, lay oneself open to, run the chance, stand a chance, lie under, expose oneself to, open a door to.
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