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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The main use of the internet by these terrorist groups – incentivizing and radicalizing supporters and stoking fear with propaganda – is something bin Laden would have had to do with videotapes played by the news.
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Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Hoosiers for Affordable Healthcare is advocating for state legislation that would incentivize nonprofit hospitals to either lower their prices or forfeit their nonprofit status and, therefore, pay property taxes.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Even when a private attorney takes on a public defender case, the lower reimbursement rate compared to full-paying clients incentivizes attorneys to cut a quick deal, risking the defendant’s legal outcome, according to a report from the Sixth Amendment Center.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Governments must incentivize reskilling, corporations must make training transparent and accessible, and workers must take agency in developing new competencies.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Richard Frankel, ABC News, 11 Sep. 2025
Hoosiers for Affordable Healthcare is advocating for state legislation that would incentivize nonprofit hospitals to either lower their prices or forfeit their nonprofit status and, therefore, pay property taxes.
—Megan Garnai, IndyStar, 10 Sep. 2025
Even when a private attorney takes on a public defender case, the lower reimbursement rate compared to full-paying clients incentivizes attorneys to cut a quick deal, risking the defendant’s legal outcome, according to a report from the Sixth Amendment Center.
—Margaret Shreiner, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Governments must incentivize reskilling, corporations must make training transparent and accessible, and workers must take agency in developing new competencies.
—Jason Wingard, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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