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. 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 — [[t]ɪ̱nəveɪt[/t]] innovates, innovating, innovated VERB To innovate means to introduce changes and new ideas in the way something is done or made. What sets Rice apart from most engineers is his constant desire to innovate and experiment. [Also V … English 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
