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incur
[
in-
kur
]
Origin
in·cur
/
ɪnˈkɜr
/
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[
in-
kur
]
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verb (used with object),
-curred,
-cur·ring.
1.
to come into or acquire (some consequence, usually undesirable or injurious):
to incur a huge number of debts.
2.
to become liable or subject to through one's own action; bring or take upon oneself:
to incur his displeasure.
Origin:
1400–50;
late Middle English
<
Latin
incurrere
to run into, come upon, equivalent to
in-
in-
2
+
currere
to run;
see
current
Related forms
in·cur·ra·ble,
adjective
re·in·cur,
verb (used with object),
-curred,
-cur·ring.
self-in·curred,
adjective
Synonyms
2.
arouse, incite, provoke.
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incur
(ɪnˈkɜː)
—
vb
,
-curs
,
-curring
,
-curred
1.
to make oneself subject to (something undesirable); bring upon oneself
2.
to run into or encounter
[C16: from Latin
incurrere
to run into, from
currere
to run]
in'currable
—
adj
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
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Word Origin & History
incur
c.1430, from Anglo-Fr. encurir, from L. incurrere "run into or against," from in- "upon" + currere "to run" (see
current
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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