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innovate — in‧no‧vate [ˈɪnəveɪt] verb [intransitive] to design and develop new and original products: • He accused the company of being conservative and reluctant to innovate. innovator noun [countable] : • Portman became famous in the 1960s as an innovator … Financial and business terms
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… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Innovate — In no*vate, v. i. To introduce novelties or changes; sometimes with in or on. Bacon. [1913 Webster] Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
innovate — index alter, change, conceive (invent), vary Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
innovate — (v.) 1540s, introduce as new, from L. innovatus, pp. of innovare to renew, restore; to change, from in into (see IN (Cf. in ) (2)) + novus new (see NEW (Cf. new)). Meaning make changes in something established is from 1590s. Related: Innovate … Etymology dictionary
innovate — ► VERB ▪ introduce new methods, ideas, or products. DERIVATIVES innovator noun innovatory adjective. ORIGIN Latin innovare renew, alter , from novus new … English terms dictionary
innovate — [in′ə vāt΄] vi. innovated, innovating [< L innovatus, pp. of innovare, to renew < in , in + novare, to renew, alter < novus, NEW] to introduce new methods, devices, etc. vt. to bring in as an innovation innovative adj. innovator n … English World dictionary
innovate — UK [ˈɪnəʊveɪt] / US [ˈɪnəˌveɪt] verb [intransitive] Word forms innovate : present tense I/you/we/they innovate he/she/it innovates present participle innovating past tense innovated past participle innovated to invent or begin using new ideas,… … English dictionary
innovate — in•no•vate [[t]ˈɪn əˌveɪt[/t]] v. vat•ed, vat•ing 1) to introduce something new; make changes (often fol. by on or in): to innovate on another s creation[/ex] 2) to introduce (something new): to innovate a computer operating system[/ex] 3)… … From formal English to slang
innovate — innovator, n. innovatory, adj. /in euh vayt /, v., innovated, innovating. v.i. 1. to introduce something new; make changes in anything established. v.t. 2. to introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time: to innovate a computer… … Universalium
