Encourage vs. Incentivize — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Encourage and Incentivize
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Encourage
To inspire with hope, courage, or confidence.
Incentivize
To offer incentives or an incentive to; motivate
"This bill will help incentivize everybody to solve that part of the problem" (Richard A. Gephardt).
Encourage
To give support to; foster
Policies designed to encourage private investment.
Incentivize
To provide incentives for; to encourage.
The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.
Encourage
To stimulate; spur
Burning the field to encourage new plant growth.
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Incentivize
To provide incentives to.
They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership.
Encourage
To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.
I encouraged him during his race.
Delia's coach encouraged her to focus on the positives.
Encourage
To spur on, strongly recommend.
We encourage the use of bicycles in the town centre.
We encourage you to cycle instead of taking the car.
Encourage
To foster, give help or patronage
The royal family has always encouraged the arts in word and deed.
Encourage
To give courage to; to inspire with courage, spirit, or hope; to raise, or to increase, the confidence of; to animate; enhearten; to incite; to help forward; - the opposite of discourage.
David encouraged himself in the Lord.
Encourage
Contribute to the progress or growth of;
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom
Encourage
Inspire with confidence; give hope or courage to
Encourage
Spur on;
His financial success encouraged him to look for a wife
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