innovate

[ in-uh-veyt ]

/ ˈɪn əˌveɪt /

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verb (used without object), in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing.

to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.

verb (used with object), in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing.

to introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time: to innovate a computer operating system.

Archaic. to alter.

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Origin of innovate

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin innovātus, past participle of innovāre “to renew, alter,” equivalent to in- intensive prefix + novātus, past participle of novā(re) “to renew,” verbal derivative of novus “new” + -tus past participle suffix); see in-², new

OTHER WORDS FROM innovate

in·no·va·tor, nounun·in·no·vat·ing, adjective

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How to use innovate in a sentence

We’re not innovating for the whole dictionary — it’s a constrained model, it’s a menu.
Kea raises $10M to build AI that helps restaurants answer the phone|Anthony Ha|November 20, 2020|TechCrunch
There are lots of opportunities to innovate in the museum space.
Plight at the Museum|Jen Trolio|November 20, 2020|Vox
Bezos had a hunch in the mid-1990s about the stratospheric growth of the Internet, but only the skills to hustle and innovate allowed him to turn that insight into a successful business.
Jeff Bezos’s thoughts on Big Business, outer space and The Washington Post|James Ledbetter|November 20, 2020|Washington Post
My experience should concern you even if you aren’t a woman of color, because when women of color aren’t given the opportunity to innovate and bring new products and services to market, the whole economy is held back.
To jump-start America’s economy, invest in women entrepreneurs of color|matthewheimer|November 19, 2020|Fortune

For 40 years, we innovated with the aerospace and defense industry.
Leveraging collective intelligence and AI to benefit society|Jason Sparapani|November 18, 2020|MIT Technology Review
Billionaires innovated, and set up outside “527” organizations.
Time is Money: How to Fix Outrageous Political Spending|Jim Arkedis|November 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
A unique, exceptional couturier for a Maison that always challenged and innovated the world of fashion.
Is Designer John Galliano Back for Good?|Justin Jones|October 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In so doing, she innovated ahead of even some of the most right-leaning Israeli Supreme Court justices.
Formulating an Alternative to the ‘Jewish State Law’|Raphael Magarik|August 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST
And therefore, though he innovated a little, he may justly be called a great refiner of the Roman tongue.
The Works Of John Dryden, Volume 4 (of 18)|John Dryden
Shelley no more innovated or created in metaphysics or politics than did Milton.
Shelley, Godwin and Their Circle|H. N. Brailsford
This rich and becoming mode of dress was gradually innovated upon until caprice reigned paramount over the national wardrobe.
The Art of Needle-work, from the Earliest Ages, 3rd ed.|Elizabeth Stone
As Islamism has changed the demeanour of the Turks, so doubtless it has in other ways materially innovated on their Tartar nature.
Historical Sketches, Volume I (of 3)|John Henry Newman
It does not appear that he innovated in the dogmas that he had learned at the school of his great teacher.
The Life or Legend of Gaudama|Right Reverend Paul Ambroise Bigandet

British Dictionary definitions for innovate

innovate

/ (ˈɪnəˌveɪt) /

verb

to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc)

Derived forms of innovate

innovative or innovatory, adjectiveinnovator, noun

Word Origin for innovate

C16: from Latin innovāre to renew, from in- ² + novāre to make new, from novus new

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