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incur
English
Alternative forms
- encur
Etymology
From Middle English incurren, from Anglo-Norman encurir, Middle French encourir, from Old French encorre, from Latin incurrere.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?n?k??/
- (US) IPA(key): /?n?k?/
- Rhymes: -??(r)
Verb
incur (third-person singular simple present incurs, present participle incurring, simple past and past participle incurred)
- (transitive) to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to
- 1891, Henry Graham Dakyns (translator), The works of Xenophon, "The Hellenica", Book 5, Chapter 3,
- [T]he master in his wrath may easily incur worse evil himself than he inflicts—[...]
- 1910, Nicholas Machiavelli, translated by Ninian Hill Thomson, The Prince, Chapter XIX,
- And here it is to be noted that hatred is incurred as well on account of good actions as of bad;
- (chiefly law, accounting) to render somebody liable or subject to
- 1861, Francis Colburn Adams, An Outcast, Chapter VII,
- The least neglect of duty will incur[...] the penalty of thirty-nine well laid on in the morning.
- 1605, George Chapman, Ben Jonson and John Marston, Eastward Ho
- Lest you incur me much more damage in my fame than you have done me pleasure in preserving my life.
- 1861, Francis Colburn Adams, An Outcast, Chapter VII,
- 1891, Henry Graham Dakyns (translator), The works of Xenophon, "The Hellenica", Book 5, Chapter 3,
- (obsolete, transitive) to enter or pass into
- (obsolete, intransitive) to fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger
Synonyms
- (to bring down or expose oneself to): encounter, contract (debts, etc.)
- (to render liable or subject to): occasion
Related terms
- incurrence
- incursion
- incursive
Translations
Anagrams
- Runic, runic
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infect
English
Etymology
From Middle French infect, from Latin infectus, perfect passive participle of infici? (“dye, taint”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?n?f?kt/
- Rhymes: -?kt
Verb
infect (third-person singular simple present infects, present participle infecting, simple past and past participle infected)
- (transitive) To bring (the body or part of it) into contact with a substance that causes illness (a pathogen), so that the pathogen begins to act on the body; (of a pathogen) to come into contact with (a body or body part) and begin to act on it.
- (transitive) To contaminate (an object or substance) with a pathogen.
- (transitive) To make somebody enthusiastic about one's own passion.
Antonyms
- disinfect
Derived terms
- infection
- infectible
Related terms
- infectious
Translations
Adjective
infect (not comparable)
- (obsolete) Infected.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, I. iii. 187:
- And in the imitation of these twain, / Who, as Ulysses says, opinion crowns / With an imperial voice, many are infect.
- 1602, William Shakespeare, Troilus and Cressida, I. iii. 187:
Anagrams
- netfic
French
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin infectus.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??.f?kt/
Adjective
infect (feminine singular infecte, masculine plural infects, feminine plural infectes)
- vile, loathsome
- revolting, disgusting
Synonyms
- répugnant, dégueulasse, immonde
Descendants
- ? Romanian: infect
Further reading
- “infect” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Romanian
Etymology
From French infect, from Latin infectus.
Adjective
infect m or n (feminine singular infect?, masculine plural infec?i, feminine and neuter plural infecte)
- revolting, disgusting (about smells)
- vile, loathsome (about humans)
Declension
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