neoterize

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UK/niˈɒtəˌɹaɪz/US/niˈɑtəˌɹaɪz/

verb

To neologize, to coin as a new word.

OriginAncient Greek νεωτερίζω →
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Meanings

verbneoterize (third-person singular simple present neoterizes, present participle neoterizing, simple past and past participle neoterized)

present singular third person neoterizes · participle present neoterizing · participle past neoterized · past neoterized · alternative neoterise

  1. intransitiveTo neologize, to coin as a new word.
  2. intransitiveTo modernize.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
neologize

Origin

  1. Ancient Greekνεωτερίζω“to (forcibly) innovate; to revolutionize”
  2. Englishneoterize

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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Translations

German neue Wortschöpfungen einführen
  • neue Wortschöpfungen einführento modernise
Cite this entry
APA

neoterize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoterize

MLA

“neoterize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoterize. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “neoterize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/neoterize.

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