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
OTHER WORDS FROM innovate
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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, nounWord Origin for innovate
C16: from Latin innovāre to renew, from in- ² + novāre to make new, from novus new
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