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Definition of disincentivize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

disincentivize

verb
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/
(British English also disincentivise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they disincentivize
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪz/
he / she / it disincentivizes
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzɪz/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzɪz/
past simple disincentivized
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzd/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzd/
past participle disincentivized
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzd/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzd/
-ing form disincentivizing
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˌdɪsɪnˈsentɪvaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. to remove the advantages of doing something, so that people no longer want to do it
    • disincentivize something The aim is to disincentivize illegal immigration.
    • Do higher taxes disincentivize work?
    • disincentivize somebody from doing something You have to disincentivize them from breaking the law.
See disincentivize in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
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