incur

verb

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

   “Near-synonym: contract (debts, etc.)”

   “Cruelty incurs calamity.”

   “VVherefore I beſeech every one vvhom it may concerne, to put on a ſerious diſplicence, upon theſe occaſions, that they may not incurre this menace of Chriſt, VVoe be unto you that laugh novv, but rather entitle themſelves to this promiſe of the Holy Ghoſt, They ſhall laugh in the latter day.”

   “[T]he master in his wrath may easily incur worse evil himself than he inflicts—[...]”

   “And here it is to be noted that hatred is incurred as well on account of good actions as of bad;”

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

   “Near-synonyms: entail, invoke”

   “The least neglect of duty will incur[...] the penalty of thirty-nine well laid on in the morning.”

   “Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.”

3. (obsolete, transitive)To enter or pass into.
4. (intransitive, obsolete)To fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.