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incentivize


Meanings
  • Verb

    To provide motivations or incentives; to encourage or encourage someone to do something by offering advantages or rewards.


Antonyms

disincentivize
Rhymes
Words rhyming with incentivize
advise , surprise , allies , prizes , arise , suprise
Variants
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incentivize , incentivized , incentivizes , incentivizing
Etymology
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From the Latin word 'incentivus', meaning 'encouraging' or 'urging on'. The word was formed by combining 'in-' (meaning 'in' or 'into') and 'centivus' (meaning 'citizen' or 'member of a hundred'), implying that incentives were used to encourage a group of people.


Trivia
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  1. The term 'incentivize' was first used in English in the late 16th century.

  2. Incentives can be monetary, such as bonuses or raises, or non-monetary, such as recognition or praise.


Related Concepts
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  1. Motivation: The process of providing reasons or incentives for someone to take a particular action.

  2. Reward: A thing given in recognition of merit or achievement.


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Incentivize has been used extensively in various fields such as business, education, and psychology to encourage desired behaviors. It is often used in the context of employee motivation and performance-based rewards. In literature, the concept of incentives can be found in various works, such as Aesop's fable 'The Lion and the Mouse' and Edgar Allan Poe's short story 'The Masque of the Red Death'.

How to Memorize "incentivize"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a scenario where someone is offered a reward for completing a task. Visualize the person's excitement and motivation upon receiving the reward.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'incentivize' with the idea of motivation and rewards. Remember that it means to provide incentives or motivations to encourage someone to do something.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'incentivize' with the phrase 'I Need Candy', where 'I' stands for 'Incentives', 'Need' stands for 'Needed', 'C' stands for 'Citizen' (the origin of the word), and 'Andy' stands for 'Encouraging' or 'Advising' someone to take action.


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