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in·no·vate
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əˌveɪt
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-
uh
-veyt
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verb,
-vat·ed,
-vat·ing.
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.
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mental and emotional strength in facing difficulty, adversity, danger, or temptation courageously
produced by a distortion or lopsidedness of the facial features, devious in course or purpose; misdirected
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Origin:
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)
Related forms
in·no·va·tor,
noun
in·no·va·to·ry,
adjective
un·in·no·vat·ing,
adjective
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innovate
(ˈɪnəˌveɪt)
—
vb
to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc)
[C16: from Latin
innovāre
to renew, from
in-
² +
novāre
to make new, from
novus
new]
innovative
—
adj
'innovatory
—
adj
'innovator
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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innovate
1548, from L. innovatus, pp. of innovare "to renew or change," from in- "into" + novus "new."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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