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incur Verb [-curring, -curred] to bring (something undesirable) upon oneself [Latin incurrere to run into]
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incur Translations (loss) → erleiden; |
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why should you thus, of your own accord, incur destruction and trust yourself in the house of your enemy? They are still mine for six weeks to come, and Mercy was unwilling to let me incur the expense of taking her to a hotel. But as the priceless treasure too frequently hides at the bottom of a well, it needs some courage to dive for it, especially as he that does so will be likely to incur more scorn and obloquy for the mud and water into which he has ventured to plunge, than thanks for the jewel he procures; as, in like manner, she who undertakes the cleansing of a careless bachelor's apartment will be liable to more abuse for the dust she raises than commendation for the clearance she effects. |
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