incentivize

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in·cen·ti·vize

   [in-sen-ti-vahyz]
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.
Origin:
1965–70, Americanism

Can be confused: incent, incentivize.
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  • We have too many roads to nowhere that incentivize people to move to nowhere.
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incentivize or incentivise (ɪnˈsɛntɪˌvaɪz)
 
—vb
(tr)
 a.  to provide (someone) with a good reason for wanting to do something: why not incentivize companies to relocate?
 b.  to promote (something) with a particular incentive: an incentivized share option scheme
 
incentivise or incentivise
 
—vb

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