incentv.

Brit.

/ɪnˈsɛnt/, U.S.

/ᵻnˈsɛnt/

Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: incentive n.

Etymology: < incent- (in incentive n.), apparently as a back-formation. Compare later incentivize v.

transitive. To provide (a person) with an incentive, to incite; to encourage, inspire. Also intransitive.

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1844 Rover 2 24/2 Incented by the stupid ambition of an ignorant mother, she thought that the purse of the one was far superior to the heart of the other.

1898 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 53 1096 The noble Lord went so far..as to charge..Mr. Tilak with incenting to murder.

1906 Bible Soc. Rec. Feb. 26/1 Uplifting the women, arousing their ambition, and incenting them to learn to read.

1963 M. Burstein Money 782 Americans will be incented to acquire lira balances.

1977 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 30 Nov. Many are gone, including the man who incented me, Ed Murrow.

1997 Post & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) 13 Mar. a16 Workers need to be ‘incented’ with bonuses, stock options, and dispersed decision-making.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	incent
释义	incentv. Brit. /ɪnˈsɛnt/, U.S. /ᵻnˈsɛnt/ Origin: Apparently formed within English, by back-formation. Etymon: incentive n. Etymology: < incent- (in incentive n.), apparently as a back-formation. Compare later incentivize v. transitive. To provide (a person) with an incentive, to incite; to encourage, inspire. Also intransitive. ΚΠ 1844 Rover 2 24/2 Incented by the stupid ambition of an ignorant mother, she thought that the purse of the one was far superior to the heart of the other. 1898 Hansard's Parl. Deb. 4th Ser. 53 1096 The noble Lord went so far..as to charge..Mr. Tilak with incenting to murder. 1906 Bible Soc. Rec. Feb. 26/1 Uplifting the women, arousing their ambition, and incenting them to learn to read. 1963 M. Burstein Money 782 Americans will be incented to acquire lira balances. 1977 Associated Press Newswire (Nexis) 30 Nov. Many are gone, including the man who incented me, Ed Murrow. 1997 Post & Courier (Charleston, S. Carolina) 13 Mar. a16 Workers need to be ‘incented’ with bonuses, stock options, and dispersed decision-making. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, September 2003; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < v.1844
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