Lexic.us

Definition of Incur

1. Verb. Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to. "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"

2. Verb. Receive a specified treatment (abstract). "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"

Definition of Incur

1. v. t. 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.

2. v. i. To pass; to enter.

Definition of Incur

1. Verb. To bring upon or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to. ¹

2. Verb. (chiefly legal) To render somebody liable or subject to. ¹

3. Verb. (obsolete transitive) To enter or pass into. ¹

4. Verb. (obsolete intransitive) To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Incur

1. to bring upon oneself [v -CURRED, -CURRING, -CURS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Incur

incumberment incumberments incumbers incumbrance incumbrancer incumbrancers incumbrances incumbrous incumplidor incunable

incunables incunabula incunabulist incunabulists incunabulum incur (current term) incurability incurable incurable romantic incurableness

incurables incurably incuriosities incuriosity incurious incuriously incuriousness incuriousnesses incurrable incurred

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