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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
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