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 verb 1 : to introduce as or as if new
2 archaic : 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