Main Entry:

in·no·vate

Pronunciation:

\ˈi-nə-ˌvāt\

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

in·no·vat·ed; in·no·vat·ing

Etymology:

Latin innovatus, past participle of innovare, from in- + novus new — more at new

Date:

1548

transitive verb1: to introduce as or as if new2archaic : to effect a change in <the dictates of my father were…not to be altered, innovated, or even discussed — Sir Walter Scott>intransitive verb: to make changes : do something in a new way

— in·no·va·tor \-ˌvā-tər\ noun

— in·no·va·to·ry \ˈi-nə-və-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈi-nə-ˌvā-tə-rē\ adjective