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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Inter Miami is urging (and incentivizing) fans to take public transportation to the games.
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Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Republicans opposing the extension had said the assistance went to insurers, incentivizing fraud and wasteful coverage.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The hope is that the voluntary label would help people make healthier choices at grocery stores and incentivize companies to reformulate to meet eligibility requirements.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
The pieces that Botto creates in Hong Kong are also incentivized.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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Miami Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Republicans opposing the extension had said the assistance went to insurers, incentivizing fraud and wasteful coverage.
—Tribune News Service, Boston Herald, 27 Mar. 2026
The hope is that the voluntary label would help people make healthier choices at grocery stores and incentivize companies to reformulate to meet eligibility requirements.
—O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 26 Mar. 2026
The pieces that Botto creates in Hong Kong are also incentivized.
—Stephy Chung, CNN Money, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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