- I offered her $5 to go to breakfast to INCENTIVIZE her into giving me the company.
INCENTIVIZE
verb; derivation
To cause someone to want to do something. Speaker was looking for a short way to say ‘give incentive to,’ or something along those lines. By attaching the ending –ize to the word, he comes up with a short and catchy way to convey his meaning.
Etymology : incentivize. from INCENTIVE (to encourage)
Source : A friend
Last modified: 10 June 2008