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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Use federal infrastructure and transportation funding to incentivize multifamily zoning near transit corridors.
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
From incentivizing density in our urban centers and near transit to the recent groundbreaking deal to electrify 40 city buildings, the city has pursued climate policy despite difficult budget years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Nadja Karpilow, president of the Old Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, told The Star that anything to pressure or incentivize the owner to move forward with a plan would be good.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
It was supposed to incentivize companies to consider the fate of their products and spur innovation in material redesign.
—Susanne Rust
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Mercury News & East Bay Times Editorial Boards, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
From incentivizing density in our urban centers and near transit to the recent groundbreaking deal to electrify 40 city buildings, the city has pursued climate policy despite difficult budget years.
—David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 May 2026
Nadja Karpilow, president of the Old Hyde Park Neighborhood Association, told The Star that anything to pressure or incentivize the owner to move forward with a plan would be good.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 7 May 2026
It was supposed to incentivize companies to consider the fate of their products and spur innovation in material redesign.
—Susanne Rust
follow, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2026
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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