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verb/ɪnˈkɜː//ɪnˈkɝ/
  1. 1

    To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.transitive

    • Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)
    • Cruelty incurs calamity.
  2. 2

    To bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.; To render (somebody, or oneself) liable or subject to.transitive

    • Near-synonyms: entail, invoke
  3. 3

    To enter or pass into.obsoletetransitive

  4. 4

    To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.intransitiveobsolete

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