Incentivised

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. To have influenced or stimulated someone's motivation by offering rewards or benefits, leading to desired actions or outcomes
2. To have encouraged particular behavior or actions in individuals by providing incentives or motivating factors
3. Caused someone to take action by providing a motivating reward or benefit

Etymology: The root is musical. Latin "incinere" meant "to strike up" or "to sing to," formed from "in-" and "canere," "to sing." The same root gives English "accent," from "accentus," a sung or tonal addition to speech, and "canticle." The Latin noun "incentivum" was something that set a thing in motion, a prompt that stirred the mind. English borrowed "incentive" in the late Middle Ages, using it for whatever kindles feeling or spurs someone to act. The verb "incentivise" is a much later formation, built from the noun with the verb ending "-ise," and it became common in economics and management writing in the twentieth century. "Incentivised" is simply its past tense and past participle, taking the regular "-ed" ending.

Synonyms: motivated, encouraged

Antonyms: demotivated, discouraged