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incur

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in·cur  (n-kûr)
tr.v. in·curred, in·cur·ring, in·curs
1. To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain: incurred substantial losses during the stock market crash.
2. To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions; bring upon oneself: incur the anger of a friend.

[Middle English incurren, from Old French encorir, from Latin incurrere, to run upon : in-, on; see in-2 + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots.]

incur
Verb
[-curring, -curred] to bring (something undesirable) upon oneself [Latin incurrere to run into]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.incur - make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
subject - cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to; "He subjected me to his awful poetry"; "The sergeant subjected the new recruits to many drills"; "People in Chernobyl were subjected to radiation"
run - be affected by; be subjected to; "run a temperature"; "run a risk"
2.incur - 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"
change - undergo a change; become different in essence; losing one's or its original nature; "She changed completely as she grew older"; "The weather changed last night"
take - ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial; "take a pulse"; "A reading was taken of the earth's tremors"
acquire, get - come into the possession of something concrete or abstract; "She got a lot of paintings from her uncle"; "They acquired a new pet"; "Get your results the next day"; "Get permission to take a few days off from work"

incur
verb sustain, experience, suffer, gain, earn, collect, meet with, provoke, run up, induce, arouse, expose yourself to, lay yourself open to, bring upon yourself
Translations
Spanish incur [ɪnˈkəːʳ] vt [+ expenses] → incurrir en [+ loss]; sufrir
French incur [ɪnˈkəːʳ] vt [+ expenses] → encourir [+ anger, risk]; s'exposer à [+ debt]; contracter [+ loss]; subir
German incur [ɪnˈkəːʳ] vt (expenses, debt) → machen;
(loss) → erleiden;
(disapproval, anger) → sich dat zuziehen

Italian incur [ɪnˈkəːʳ] vt [+ expenses] → incorrere [+ debt]; contrarre [+ loss]; subire [+ anger, risk]; esporsi a

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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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