| VERB | stative | incur | make oneself subject to |
|---|---|---|---|
| change | incur, receive, get, find, obtain | receive a specified treatment (abstract) |
| Sounds | ihnker' | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | acre / Acre ... Zocor: 182 rhymes with ker... | |
| Meaning | make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to. | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "People who smoke incur a great danger to their health" | |
| Narrower | run | Be affected by |
| Broader | subject | Cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to |
| Spanish | incurrir | |
| Nouns | incurrence | the act of incurring (making yourself subject to something undesirable) |
| incurring | acquiring or coming into something (usually undesirable) | |
| incursion | the mistake of incurring liability or blame | |
| Meaning | Receive a specified treatment (abstract). | |
|---|---|---|
| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Synonyms | receive, get, find, obtain | |
| Narrower | take | Ascertain or determine by measuring, computing or take a reading from a dial |
| Broader | change | Undergo a change |
| Similar to | get, acquire | Come into the possession of something concrete or abstract |
| Spanish | adquirir, encontrar, obtener, recibir | |
| Catalan | obtenir | |
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