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incur definition

in·cur (in kʉr′)

transitive verb incurred -·curred′, incurring -·cur′·ring

  1. to come into or acquire (something undesirable) to incur a debt
  2. to become subject to through one's own action; bring upon oneself to incur someone's wrath

Etymology: ME incurren < L incurrere, to run into or toward, attack < in-, in, toward + currere, to run: see current

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