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disincentivize

verb · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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verb

Meaning 1

To discourage or demotivate by means of a disincentive.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: British, English, Oxford, US, transitive

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: deincentivize

Antonyms: incentivize

History

Etymology

From disincentive + -ize or dis- + incentivize.

Across languages

Translations

11 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: desincentivar — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • Finnish: hillitä — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • Finnish: pidätellä — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • French: décourager — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • French: dissuader — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • Galician: desincentivar — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • German: Anreiz nehmen — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • German: abspenstig machen (from) — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • Italian: disincentivare — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • Portuguese: desincentivar — to discourage by means of a disincentive
  • Spanish: desincentivar — to discourage by means of a disincentive