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3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: 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. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Incur \In*cur"\, v. i. To pass; to enter [Obs.] Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. --South. From WordNet r 1.6 [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}]
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