"disincentivize" meaning in All languages combined

See disincentivize on Wiktionary

Verb [English]

Forms: disincentivizes [present, singular, third-person], disincentivizing [participle, present], disincentivized [participle, past], disincentivized [past]
Etymology: From disincentive + -ize or dis- + incentivize. Etymology templates: {{affix|en|disincentive|-ize}} disincentive + -ize, {{affix|en|dis-|incentivize}} dis- + incentivize Head templates: {{en-verb}} disincentivize (third-person singular simple present disincentivizes, present participle disincentivizing, simple past and past participle disincentivized)
  1. (transitive) To discourage or demotivate by means of a disincentive. Tags: transitive Synonyms: deincentivize, disincentivise Translations (to discourage by means of a disincentive): desincentivar (Catalan), hillitä (Finnish), pidätellä (Finnish), décourager (French), dissuader (French), desincentivar (Galician), disincentivare (Italian), desincentivar (Portuguese), desincentivar (Spanish)

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