As verbs the difference between incentivize and stimulate
is that incentivize is (transitive|us|business|economics) to provide incentives for; to encourage while stimulate is to encourage into action.
incentivize
English
Alternative forms
* incentivise
Verb
(incentiviz)
(transitive, US, business, economics) To provide incentives for; to encourage.
:The US government seeks to incentivize home ownership through a favorable tax system.
(transitive, US, business, economics) To provide incentives to.
:They effectively incentivized people to overinvest in home ownership.
Usage notes
* Used relatively more than (incent) to refer to the use of systems of incentives.
Antonyms
* disincentivize
Related terms
*incent
stimulate
English
Verb
(stimulat)
To encourage into action.
To arouse an organism to functional activity.
Synonyms
* (encourage) encourage, induce, provoke
* (arouse) animate, arouse, energize, energise, excite, perk up
Antonyms
* (arouse) de-energize, sedate, stifle
Related terms
* stimulant
* stimulation
* stimulator
* stimulatory
* stimulus
Anagrams
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