1. to create or use a new word or expression; to coin a neologism
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is 'neologize'; often used in linguistics and language studies
2. to give a new meaning to an existing word
Usage: less common usage

Examples

• The tech industry continues to neologise as new technologies emerge.
• Linguists study how people neologise in response to cultural changes.
• Social media has encouraged users to neologise creative slang terms.
• The author tends to neologise words to express abstract concepts.
• Young speakers often neologise by blending existing words together.
• During the pandemic, many organizations had to neologise terms related to remote work.