Synonyms for incur

Grammar : Verb

Spell : in-kur

Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈkɜr

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Définition of incur

Origin : early 15c., from Anglo-French encurir, Middle French encourir, from Latin incurrere "run into or against, rush at, make an attack;" figuratively, "to befall, happen, occur to," from in- "upon" (see in- (2)) + currere "to run" (see current (adj.)). Related: Incurred; incurring.

verb bring upon oneself

Example sentences :

Now I have seen your lady, I no longer wonder that you incur so great a risk.
Extract from : « Night and Morning, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

No, no, he would not drink; he would not incur the fearful risk of resurrection.
Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola

Those who incur the wrath of the god are apt to have strange visitations in their homes.
Extract from : « The Chinese Fairy Book » by Various

One can't let your child die, so one must incur the necessary expenses.
Extract from : « Fruitfulness » by Emile Zola

To incur debts, trusting to luck to pay back, is bad policy.
Extract from : « Bremen Cotton Exchange » by Andreas Wilhelm Cramer

No person, even in the direst straits, is anxious to incur a violent death.
Extract from : « The Fiery Totem » by Argyll Saxby

I was to supply all the funds for present expenses; Mr. Trover to incur all the perils.
Extract from : « One Of Them » by Charles James Lever

To take it to Mademoiselle would be to incur the risk of her suspecting she had read it.
Extract from : « Luttrell Of Arran » by Charles James Lever

I want to pay my old debts, not incur new ones, my dear Miss Graham.
Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever

Yet, though bound to make the best of other men's shams, let us not incur any of our own.
Extract from : « Apologia Pro Vita Sua » by John Henry Cardinal Newman

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