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.

Origin of innovate

1540–50; < Latin innovātus past participle of innovāre to renew, alter, equivalent to in- in-² + novātus ( novā(re) to renew, verbal derivative of novus new + -tus past participle suffix)

OTHER WORDS FROM innovate

in·no·va·tor, noun in·no·va·to·ry, adjective un·in·no·vat·ing, adjective

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Example sentences from the Web for innovator

Tremendous leadership, excellent manager, innovator, mother of two and cares about the future of all children.

Cathie Black’s Emails Release: 5 Juiciest Bits |The Daily Beast |May 3, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
Andrew Breitbart was an innovator and inventor, a man who as much as any shaped the media culture of the Internet age.

Andrew Breitbart, 1969-2012 |David Frum |March 1, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
The Daily Beast would like to thank Lexus, sponsor of our Innovator Interviews series, for making these chats possible.

Live Chat With John Kao |The Daily Beast |February 24, 2011 |DAILY BEAST
Mulally had been an innovator all his career, putting a personal mark on the enormously successful 777 program and—imagine this!

Ford's Stealth Genius |Clive Irving |July 24, 2009 |DAILY BEAST

But what a flawed hero is our Rupert.Like Hearst, he was never a pioneer or much of an innovator as a newspaper publisher.

What Murdoch Can Learn From Hearst |David Nasaw |May 10, 2009 |DAILY BEAST
Donald Farfrae was in the minds of both as the innovator, for though not a farmer he was closely leagued with farming operations.

The Mayor of Casterbridge |Thomas Hardy
At this date, there was room for Crabbe as a poet, and there was still more room for him as an innovator in the art of fiction.

Crabbe, (George) |Alfred Ainger
The profession was new, and with the joy of the innovator Lucian was never tired of inventing new genres.

Lucian's True History |Lucian of Samosata
He was an innovator in poetical language, whose boldness was sustained by popularity, though it may have diminished his fame.

Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 |Henry Hallam
But Mr Davies is by no means an innovator in his art, as so many of his contemporaries are.

Studies of Contemporary Poets |Mary C. Sturgeon

British Dictionary definitions for innovator

innovate

/ (ˈɪnəˌveɪt) /

verb

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

Derived forms of innovate

innovative or innovatory, adjective innovator, 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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innovate

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

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

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innovate

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

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

Origin of innovate

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