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Webster's 1828 Dictionary

INCUR', v.t. [L. incurro, to run against; in and curro, to run.]
1. Literally, to run against; hence, to become liable to; to become subject to. Thus, a thief incurs the punishment of the law by the act of stealing, before he is convicted, and we have all incurred the penalties of God's law.
2. To bring on; as, to incur a debt; to incur guilt; to incur the displeasure of God; to incur blame or censure.
3. To occur; to meet; to press on.

WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

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, incur]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (incurred; incurring) Etymology: Middle English incurren, from Latin incurrere, literally, to run into, from in- + currere to run — more at car Date: 15th century to become liable or subject to ; bring down upon oneself <incur expenses>

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v.tr. (incurred, incurring) suffer, experience, or become subject to (something unpleasant) as a result of one's own behaviour etc. (incurred huge debts). Derivatives: incurrable adj. Etymology: ME f. L incurrere incurs- (as IN-(2), currere run)

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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.] 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. I know not what I shall incur to pass it, Having no warrant. --Shak. 2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.] Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life. --Chapman.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

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

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(incurs, incurring, incurred) If you incur something unpleasant, it happens to you because of something you have done. (WRITTEN) The government had also incurred huge debts... ...the terrible damage incurred during the past decade. = sustain VERB: V n, V-ed

Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms

v. a. 1. Contract, become liable to or for, become subject to. 2. Bring on.

Moby Thesaurus

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