incurs

VERB

bring upon oneself

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acquire arouse earn obtain provoke

STRONG

catch contract draw gain get induce

WEAK

be subjected to bring down on expose oneself to meet with

Antonyms

STRONGEST

forfeit lose

STRONG

discourage miss misunderstand pass push

Example Sentences

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Let danger threaten or let duty call, And self surrenders to the needs of all; Incurs vast perils, or, to save those dear, Embraces death without one sigh or tear.

From Custer, and Other Poems. by Wilcox, Ella Wheeler