neoterize
neoterize · neoterizes · neoterized · neoterizing
neue Wortschöpfungen einführen
To neologize, to coin as a new wordTo neologize, to coin as a new word.
UK/niˈɒtəˌɹaɪz/US/niˈɑtəˌɹaɪz/
Meaning
2 senses(intransitive)To neologize, to coin as a new word.
(intransitive)To modernize.
neue Wortschöpfungen einführen
Translations
1 languagesDeutsch
By meaning 1
to modernise:
Origin
Since the 1870s; from Ancient Greek νεωτερίζω (neōterízō, “to (forcibly) innovate; to revoSince 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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Forms
neoterizes, neoterizing, neoterized, neoterized| Base form | neoterize · to neoterize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | neoterizes |
| Present participle | neoterizing |
| Past simple | neoterized |
| Past participle | neoterized |
regular · Lesson
Word family
1 related wordsRelatedneoterically
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.