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incur

/ɪnˈkɝ/verb2 syllables

Incur means: receive a specified treatment (abstract).

Synonyms for incur9

verb, as in receive a specified treatment (abstract)

receive, get, find, obtain, acquire

also used for incur

contract, occasion, entail, invoke

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What does incur mean?2

verb

1

receive a specified treatment (abstract)“These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation”

2

make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to“People who smoke incur a great danger to their health”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with incur?28

two syllables

transferpreferoccurreferinterdetermonsieurdeferconferconcur

four syllables

entrepreneur
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Incur in a sentence

  • If you are not careful, you will incur prohibitive expenses.AlanF_US
  • You do not want to incur the wrath of God.darinmex

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Forms of incur

as a verb

past tense
incurred
present participle
incurring
third-person singular
incurs
past participle
incurred