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innovate

[ in-uh-veyt ]

verb (used without object)

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


verb (used with object)

innovated, innovating.
  1. to introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time:

    to innovate a computer operating system.

  2. Archaic. to alter.

innovate

/ ˈɪəˌɪ /

verb

  1. to invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc)
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲԴˌٴǰ, noun
  • innovative, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·Դ··ٴǰ noun
  • ܲ··Դ··Բ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of innovate1

First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin ԲԴDZٳܲ, past participle of ԲԴDZ “to renew, alter,” equivalent to in- intensive prefix + ԴDZٳܲ, past participle of ԴDZ() “to renew,” verbal derivative of novus “new” + -tus past participle suffix); in- 2, new
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Word History and Origins

Origin of innovate1

C16: from Latin ԲԴDZ to renew, from in- ² + ԴDZ to make new, from novus new
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Example Sentences

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In an attempt to innovate upon the art form, Evans even designed a suite of miniature stickers for phone cases.

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We don’t have the luxury of complacency; we must keep organizing and innovating because, frankly, the stakes are too high.

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"China ultimately will want to win – it has to innovate and invest in R&D. Look at what it did with Deepseek," says Mr Einstein, referring to the China-built AI chatbot.

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Except, of course, one man did innovate some 17 years ago.

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"Ultimately, for us, it's all about innovating in order to control our own destiny."

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