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neoterize.

To neologize, to coin as a new word.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/niˈɒtəˌɹaɪz/Received-Pronunciation/niˈɑtəˌɹaɪz/General-American
  1. To neologize, to coin as a new word.

    intransitive
  2. To modernize.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Since the 1870s; from Ancient Greek νεωτερίζω (neōterízō, “to (forcibly) innovate; to revolutionize”) (from νεώτερος (neṓteros, “newer”)). By surface analysis, neoteric + -ize.

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