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Originally posted by greatwhitenorthchick
Speaking as one who hears this crap day in and day out, I believe "incent" is just the short form of "incentivize". Seeing as neither are in the dictionary, it's hard to say whether I am correct. In any event, I loathe them both equally.
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From Dictionary.com
in·cent
tr.v. in·cent·ed, in·cent·ing, in·cents
To incentivize: “would use tax breaks to incent corporations to invest in their future”
[Back-formation from incentive.]
