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Incur vs Suffer - What's the difference?

incur | suffer |


In transitive terms the difference between incur and suffer

is that incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion while suffer is to endure, undergo.

Incur vs Receive - What's the difference?

incur | receive |


As verbs the difference between incur and receive

is that incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to while receive is to take, as something that is offered, given, committed, sent, paid, etc.; to accept; to be given something.

As a noun receive is

an operation in which data is received.

Engender vs Incur - What's the difference?

engender | incur |


In obsolete transitive terms the difference between engender and incur

is that engender is to beget (of a man); to bear or conceive (of a woman) while incur is to enter or pass into.

In transitive terms the difference between engender and incur

is that engender is to bring into existence (a situation, quality, result etc.); to give rise to, cause, create while incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion.

In obsolete intransitive terms the difference between engender and incur

is that engender is to copulate, to have sex while incur is to fall within a period or scope; to occur; to run into danger.

Incur vs Entail - What's the difference?

incur | entail |


In lang=en terms the difference between incur and entail

is that incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion while entail is to settle or fix inalienably on a person or thing, or on a person and his descendants or a certain line of descendants; -- said especially of an estate; to bestow as a heritage.

As verbs the difference between incur and entail

is that incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to while entail is to imply or require.

As a noun entail is

that which is entailed hence:.

Incur vs Consequence - What's the difference?

incur | consequence |


As a verb incur

is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

As a noun consequence is

consequence.

Spell vs Incur - What's the difference?

spell | incur |


In lang=en terms the difference between spell and incur

is that spell is to rest (someone or something) while incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion.

As verbs the difference between spell and incur

is that spell is (obsolete) to speak, to declaim or spell can be (obsolete) to read (something) as though letter by letter; to peruse slowly or with effort or spell can be to work in place of (someone) while incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

As a noun spell

is (obsolete) speech, discourse or spell can be (dialectal) a splinter, usually of wood; a spelk or spell can be a shift (of work); a set of workers responsible for a specific turn of labour.

Incur vs Recieve - What's the difference?

incur | recieve |


As verbs the difference between incur and recieve

is that incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to while recieve is .

Abridge vs Incur - What's the difference?

abridge | incur | Related terms |

Abridge is a related term of incur.


In lang=en terms the difference between abridge and incur

is that abridge is to curtail while incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion.

As verbs the difference between abridge and incur

is that abridge is (archaic) to deprive; to cut off
while incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

Beget vs Incur - What's the difference?

beget | incur |


As verbs the difference between beget and incur

is that beget is to cause; to produce while incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

Shorten vs Incur - What's the difference?

shorten | incur | Related terms |

Shorten is a related term of incur.


In lang=en terms the difference between shorten and incur

is that shorten is to reduce or diminish in amount, quantity, or extent; to lessen while incur is to render liable or subject to; to occasion.

As verbs the difference between shorten and incur

is that shorten is to make shorter; to abbreviate while incur is to bring upon oneself or expose oneself to, especially something inconvenient, harmful, or onerous; to become liable or subject to.

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