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neoterize

American  
[nee-ot-uh-rahyz] / niˈɒt əˌraɪz /
especially British, neoterise

verb (used without object)

neoterized, neoterizing

  1. to coin new words, terms, or expressions; neologize.

Etymology

Origin of neoterize

1870–75; < Greek neōterízein, equivalent to neṓter ( os ) ( neoteric ) + -izein -ize

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Associated words: neology, neologic, neologist, neoterist, neoterize coin.

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