innovatory
əˌveɪt 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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| —vb | |
| to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc) | |
| [C16: from Latin innovāre to renew, from | |
| innovative | |
| —adj | |
| 'innovatory | |
| —adj | |
| 'innovator | |
| —n | |
| innovate (ˈɪnəˌveɪt) | |
| —vb | |
| to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc) | |
| [C16: from Latin innovāre to renew, from | |
| innovative | |
| —adj | |
| 'innovatory | |
| —adj | |
| 'innovator | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
innovate
1548, from L. innovatus, pp. of innovare "to renew or change," from in- "into" + novus "new."
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