neoterize

[ nee-ot-uh-rahyz ]

/ niˈɒt əˌraɪz /

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verb (used without object), ne·ot·er·ized, ne·ot·er·iz·ing.

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

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Also especially British, ne·ot·er·ise .

Origin of neoterize

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