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[ in-sen-ti-vahyz ] / ɪnˈsɛn tɪˌvaɪz / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incentivize ON THESAURUS.COM
verb (used with object), in·cen·ti·vized, in·cen·ti·viz·ing.to give incentives to:The government should incentivize the private sector to create jobs. Also in·cent [in-sent] /ɪnˈsɛnt/ . Origin of incentivizeAn Americanism dating back to 1965–70 Words nearby incentivizeincensory, incenter, incentive, incentive pay, incentive travel, incentivize, incept, inception, inceptisol, inceptive, incertitude Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incentivizeTheir quarrel is with more recently formed verbs like incentivize. Go Ahead, End With a Preposition: Grammar Rules We All Can Live With|Nick Romeo|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST We need to incentivize local school districts to offer more advanced placement courses and more vocational and career training. Full Text and Video of Marco Rubio's State of the Union Response|Justin Green|February 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST You cannot engineer risk out of the system, or incentivize it away; it's baked into the cake. In Which I Agree With John Quiggin|Megan McArdle|November 27, 2012|DAILY BEAST Can we use student loan forgiveness as a way to incentivize bright young people to enter particular fields? Republicans Have a Size Problem|Justin Green|November 20, 2012|DAILY BEAST
British Dictionary definitions for incentivize
verb(tr) - to provide (someone) with a good reason for wanting to do somethingwhy not incentivize companies to relocate?
- to promote (something) with a particular incentivean incentivized share option scheme
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incentivizeencourage, motivate, stimulate, boost, excite, tap, galvanize, actuate, impel, incite, innervate, inspire, lead, move, propel, rouse, energize |