incur

Incur is defined as to acquire, or bring something upon oneself.

(verb)

An example of incur is someone taking on another's debt through marriage.

See incur in Webster's New World College Dictionary

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

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

See incur in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb in·curred, in·cur·ring, in·curs

To acquire or come into (something usually undesirable); sustain: incurred substantial losses during the stock market crash.
To become liable or subject to as a result of one's actions; bring upon oneself: incur the anger of a friend.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English incurren

Origin: , from Old French encorir

Origin: , from Latin incurrere, to run upon

Origin: : in-, on; see in-²

Origin: + currere, to run; see kers- in Indo-European roots

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