deincentivize

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verb

To disincentivize.

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Meanings

verbdeincentivize (third-person singular simple present deincentivizes, present participle deincentivizing, simple past and past participle deincentivized)

present singular third person deincentivizes · participle present deincentivizing · participle past deincentivized · past deincentivized

  1. raretransitiveTo disincentivize.

    When Apple started making the iPhone in 2007, its product was so innovative that it could have deliberately degraded durability without fear. But in the last couple years, the company has faced stiffer competition from Samsung and HTC, among others, which should deincentivize planned obsolescence.

    2013 October 29, Catherine Rampell, “Cracking the Apple Trap”, in The New York Times Magazine

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
disincentivize

Origin

From de- + incentivize.

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APA

deincentivize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deincentivize

MLA

“deincentivize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deincentivize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deincentivize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deincentivize.

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