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incentivize

in·cen·ti·vize
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-sen-ti-vahyz]
    • /ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz/
    • /ɪnˈsen.tɪ.vaɪz/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-sen-ti-vahyz]
    • /ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz/

Definitions of incentivize word

  • verb with object incentivize to give incentives to: The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs. 1
  • noun incentivize Provide (someone) with an incentive for doing something. 1
  • verb incentivize to provide (someone) with a good reason for wanting to do something 0
  • verb incentivize to promote (something) with a particular incentive 0

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Origin of incentivize

First appearance:

before 1965
One of the 2% newest English words
An Americanism dating back to 1965-70

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Parts of speech for Incentivize

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

incentivize popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 37% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for incentivize

verb incentivize

  • motivate — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
  • stimulate — to rouse to action or effort, as by encouragement or pressure; spur on; incite: to stimulate his interest in mathematics.
  • boost — If one thing boosts another, it causes it to increase, improve, or be more successful.
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  • galvanize — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.

Antonyms for incentivize

verb incentivize

  • deter — To deter someone from doing something means to make them not want to do it or continue doing it.
  • disincentivize — to discourage or deter by removing incentives: The expiration of tax credits will disincentivize future participation in the energy-efficiency program. More affordable cholesterol-lowering medication may disincentivize people from adopting a vegetarian diet.
  • discourage — to deprive of courage, hope, or confidence; dishearten; dispirit.

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