Incur

4 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incur \In*cur"\, v. i.
     To pass; to enter. [Obs.]
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           Light is discerned by itself because by itself it
           incurs into the eye.                     --South.


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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Incur \In*cur"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Incurred}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Incurring}.] [L. incurrere to run into or toward; pref. in-
     in + currere to run. See {Current}.]
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     1. 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.
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              I know not what I shall incur to pass it,
              Having no warrant.                    --Shak.
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     2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.]
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              Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than
              you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.
                                                    --Chapman.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  incur
       v 1: make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable
            to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their
            health"
       2: 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" [syn: {receive},
           {get}, {find}, {obtain}]
       [also: {incurring}, {incurred}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  18 Moby Thesaurus words for "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, welcome