incur (v.)

  1. make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to; People who smoke incur a great danger to their health'

  2. receive a specified treatment (abstract); These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation; His movie received a good review; I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions

    [ Syn: receive , get , find , obtain ]

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