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neologize

verb

Etymology

Back-formation from neologism + -ize.

Definitions

  1. To coin a new word.

    • I neologize most frequently in my writing when it comes to adverbs.
    • Neologizing, the practice of coining new words, may seem to be an arcane, specialized activity, but it's everywhere -- and the skillful employment of neologism is what gives English much of its verve.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at neologize. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at neologize. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

10 hops · closes at neologize

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA