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in·no·vate

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–verb (used without object)

1.	to introduce something new; make changes in anything established.

–verb (used with object)

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

3.	Archaic. to alter.

[Origin: 1540–50; < L innovātus ptp. of innovāre to renew, alter, equiv. to in- in-² + novātus (novā(re) to renew, v. deriv. of novus new + -tus ptp. suffix)

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—Related forms

in·no·va·tor, noun

in·no·va·to·ry, adjective

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in·no·vate Audio Help   (ĭn'ə-vāt') Pronunciation Key
v.   in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates

v.   tr.
To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time.

v.   intr.
To begin or introduce something new.

[French innover, from Old French, from Latin innovāre, innovāt-, to renew : in-, intensive pref.; see in-² + novāre, to make new (from novus, new; see newo- in Indo-European roots).]

in'no·va'tor n., in'no·va·to'ry (-və-tôr'ē, -tōr'ē) adj.

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
innovate

1548, from L. innovatus, pp. of innovare "to renew or change," from in- "into" + novus "new."

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innovate
verb
bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced" [syn: introduce]

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Innovate

En*new"\, v. t. [Pref. en- + new. Cf. Innovate.] To make new. [Obs.] --Skelton.

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Innovate

In"no*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Innovated; p. pr. & vb. n. Innovating.] [L. innovatus,p. p. of innovare to revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new,fr. novus new. See New.]

1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]

2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.

From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds to innovate God's worship. --South.

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