'Incur' definitions:
Definition of 'incur'
(from WordNet)
verb
Make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health"
verb
Definition of 'Incur'
From: 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.] [1913 Webster]
- 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. [1913 Webster]
- I know not what I shall incur to pass it, Having no warrant. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To render liable or subject to; to occasion. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life. --Chapman. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Incur'
From: GCIDE
- Incur \In*cur"\, v. i. To pass; to enter. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]
- Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. --South. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'incur'
From: Moby Thesaurus