Incent vs Incept - What's the difference?

As verbs the difference between incent and incept

is that incent is to provide an incentive to (a person or organization) while incept is to take in or ingest.

(en verb)

(US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).

We need to incent people to innovate more.

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(US) To provide an incentive for (something).

We need to incent more innovation.

* Less common than incentivize at COCA. * Used relatively more than (incentivize) to refer to providing an incentive for an individual action.

(en verb)

To take in or ingest.

To begin.

The company was incepted in 2006.