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 move is intended, Trump has said, to incentivize these countries to clamp down on the flow of fentanyl and migrants traveling from their borders into the U.S.
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
In some cases, even the threat of tariffs might accomplish some of that by incentivizing manufacturers to move operations elsewhere.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2025
And, Nancy says, that had some big side effects, like incentivizing more people to live in fire-prone areas.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Any team taking his deal will need to be incentivized to do so with draft capital.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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Savannah Kuchar, USA TODAY, 2 Feb. 2025
In some cases, even the threat of tariffs might accomplish some of that by incentivizing manufacturers to move operations elsewhere.
—Jasmine Cui, NBC News, 25 Jan. 2025
And, Nancy says, that had some big side effects, like incentivizing more people to live in fire-prone areas.
—Greg Rosalsky, NPR, 23 Jan. 2025
Any team taking his deal will need to be incentivized to do so with draft capital.
—Sam Vecenie, The Athletic, 23 Jan. 2025
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“Incentivize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/incentivize. Accessed 6 Feb. 2025.
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