reincur

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UK/ɹiːɪŋˈkəː/

verb

To incur again.

First used 17th c.Scrabble 9
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Meanings

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

present singular third person reincurs · participle present reincurring · participle past reincurred · past reincurred

  1. transitiveTo incur again.First known use 17th c.

    When witchcraft became a statutory offence again in 1563, astrologers reincurred the risk of prosecution […]

    1971, Keith Thomas, Religion and the Decline of Magic, Folio Society, published 2012, page 335

Origin

From re- + incur.

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APA

reincur. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincur

MLA

“reincur.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincur. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reincur,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reincur.

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