Speakur

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incentivize

/ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.46 in modern English

Syllables
in-cen-tivize
IPA
/ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/
25
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To provide incentives for; to encourage.

American usage; Transitive verb

verb

To provide incentives to.

American usage; Transitive verb

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English incentive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English incentivize From incentive + -ize.

Usage

Inflected Forms

incentivizes (present, singular) incentivizing (participle, present) incentivized (participle, past) incentivized (past) incentivise (alternative)

Derived Forms

deincentivize incentivization incentivizer nonincentivized reincentivize unincentivized

Frequently Paired Words

incent

Antonyms

disincentivize

Questions

How do you pronounce incentivize?
The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈsɛntɪvaɪz/.
What does incentivize mean?
To provide incentives for; to encourage.
Where does incentivize come from?
Etymology tree English incentive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English incentivize From incentive + -ize.

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