innovate
[ in-uh-veyt ]
/ ˈɪn əˌveɪt /
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.
Origin of innovate
OTHER WORDS FROM innovate
in·no·va·tor, noun in·no·va·to·ry, adjective un·in·no·vat·ing, adjectiveWords nearby 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, adjective innovator, nounWord Origin for innovate
C16: from Latin
innovāre to renew, from
in- ² +
novāre to make new, from
novus new