incur
incur is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.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.
- 2.To pass; to enter. [Obs.] Light is discerned by itself because by itself it incurs into the eye. South.
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- account
- adieu
- allow
- and
- answer
- answerable
- apt
- arrear
- bad
- bail
- bereavement
- bereft
- bill
- borrow
- borrower
- capital
- chance
- charge
- chargeable
- check
- constable
- contingency
- contingent
- contract
- credit
- cut
- damage
- danger
- debit
- debitor
- debt
- debtor
- deep
- deeply
- default
- defaulter
- deficit
- dependent
- deperdition
- deprivation
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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