reincur

English

Etymology

From re- + incur.

Pronunciation

  • (UK) IPA(key): /ɹiːɪŋˈkəː/

Verb

reincur (third-person singular simple present reincurs, present participle reincurring, simple past and past participle reincurred)

  1. (transitive) To incur again. [from 17th c.]
    • 1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 335:
      When witchcraft became a statutory offence again in 1563, astrologers reincurred the risk of prosecution []

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