Meaning
To provide incentives for; to encourage.
Etymology
Origin: Middle English
Etymology tree English incentive Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor. Late Latin -izōder. Middle French -iserbor. Middle English -isen English -ize English incentivize From incentive + -ize.
Synonyms & Antonyms
Antonyms
disincentivize
NYT Puzzle Appearances
Accepted in 2 recorded puzzles, including a pangram: