incur

UK /ɪnˈkɜː/ US /ɪnˈkɝ/
verb 4

Definitions

verb

1

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

Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)

Cruelty incurs calamity.

2

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

Near-synonyms: entail, invoke

The least neglect of duty will incur[...] the penalty of thirty-nine well laid on in the morning.

3

To enter or pass into.

4

To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

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