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Invented vs Incented - What's the difference?

invented | incented |

As verbs the difference between invented and incented

is that invented is past tense of invent while incented is past tense of incent.

As an adjective invented

is fictional, made up, imaginary.

invented

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • fictional, made up, imaginary.
    • The invented alibi didn't stand up long.

    Verb

    (head)
  • (invent)

    • incented

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (incent)

    • Anagrams

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    incent

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (US) To provide an incentive to (a person or organization).
    • We need to incent people to innovate more.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 24, author=Damon Darlin, title=At Intuit, What Comes After Taxes?, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=We try to incent people to do it earlier, which levels the load.}}
  • *
  • (US) To provide an incentive for (something).
    • We need to incent more innovation.
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    • Usage notes

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

    Related terms

    * incentivize * incentivise

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