neoterize

 [nee-ot-uh-rahyz]  

ne·ot·er·ize

   [nee-ot-uh-rahyz]
verb (used without object), ne·ot·er·ized, ne·ot·er·iz·ing.
to coin new words, terms, or expressions; neologize.
Also, especially British, ne·ot·er·ise.

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