Neoterize

Pronunciation

• IPA: /niˈɒtəˌraɪz/

Origin

Since the 1870s; after Ancient Greek νεωτερίζω ("to (forcibly) innovate; to revolutionize") (an -ίζειν derivation of νεώτερος, the comparative of νέος "new")); neoteric + -ize.

Alternative forms

• neoterise (chiefly British English)

Full definition of neoterize

Verb

1. (intransitive) to neologize, to coin as a new word.
2. (intransitive) to modernize.The local library recently neoterized as it installed computer listing of all the books.

Related terms

• neoterically