innovate
verb
in·no·vate
ˈi-nə-ˌvāt 
innovated; innovating
: to make changes : do something in a new way
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
Sir Walter ScottExamples of innovate in a Sentence
The company plans to continue innovating and experimenting.
The company innovated a new operating system.
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What’s important is that in the book’s first two chapters, Gramm and Boudreaux are making a case for prosperity born of the freedom to innovate.
—John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Drugmakers try to innovate ADCs Other companies are trying to make waves in the ADC space with new approaches to the drugs.
AbbVie, for example, is successfully developing ADCs with new cancer-causing protein targets.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 June 2025
In less than a decade, TikTok has had the effect that Instagram had on beauty culture, x1000, catapulting plastic surgery trends and inspiring medical aesthetics to innovate and become more competitive.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 10 June 2025
Berg had invented the family sitcom, almost single-handedly, on the cusp of the Great Depression, then translated it for the small screen; Ball had turned the genre into a juggernaut, helped shift the format’s production to Los Angeles, and innovated the rerun and the three-camera method.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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John Tamny, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025
Drugmakers try to innovate ADCs Other companies are trying to make waves in the ADC space with new approaches to the drugs.
AbbVie, for example, is successfully developing ADCs with new cancer-causing protein targets.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 17 June 2025
In less than a decade, TikTok has had the effect that Instagram had on beauty culture, x1000, catapulting plastic surgery trends and inspiring medical aesthetics to innovate and become more competitive.
—Sable Yong, Allure, 10 June 2025
Berg had invented the family sitcom, almost single-handedly, on the cusp of the Great Depression, then translated it for the small screen; Ball had turned the genre into a juggernaut, helped shift the format’s production to Los Angeles, and innovated the rerun and the three-camera method.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 9 June 2025
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“Innovate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innovate. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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innovate
verb
in·no·vate
ˈin-ə-ˌvāt
innovated; innovating
: to introduce something new
innovate a new website
: do something in a new way
innovative
adjective
-ˌvāt-iv
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