neologize

American

[nee-ol-uh-jahyz] / niˈɒl əˌdʒaɪz /

especially British, neologise

verb (used without object)

neologized, neologizing

to make or use new words or create new meanings for existing words.
to devise or accept new religious doctrines.

neologize British

/ nɪˈɒləˌdʒaɪz /

verb

(intr) to invent or use neologisms

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Etymology

Origin of neologize

First recorded in 1840–50; neolog(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

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And give the word neologism to our language, as a root, and it should give us its fellow substantives, neology, neologist, neologization; its adjectives, neologous, neological, neologistical; its verb, neologize; and adverb neologically.

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