incentivize
verb
in·cen·tiv·ize
in-ˈsen-tə-ˌvīz 
incentivized; incentivizing
: to provide with an incentive
would incentivize employees with stock options
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This incentivizes more work because the reward for getting a job and working more hours is more money.
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
In March, Polymarket quietly took down a bet on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated before this year, raising the specter that the site was blatantly incentivizing nuclear conflict.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
The current war only fuels these dynamics, incentivizing competition and offering governments and militant groups new opportunities to exert leverage over opponents.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
That means the Thunder will be incentivized to rest players on Friday at Ball Arena.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
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Stephen Moore, Boston Herald, 10 Apr. 2026
In March, Polymarket quietly took down a bet on whether a nuclear weapon would be detonated before this year, raising the specter that the site was blatantly incentivizing nuclear conflict.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 9 Apr. 2026
The current war only fuels these dynamics, incentivizing competition and offering governments and militant groups new opportunities to exert leverage over opponents.
—Ioana Emy Matesan, The Conversation, 9 Apr. 2026
That means the Thunder will be incentivized to rest players on Friday at Ball Arena.
—Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 9 Apr. 2026
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 17 Apr. 2026.
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