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innovate
in·no·vate
[
ínnə vàyt
]
(
past and past participle
in·no·vat·ed
,
present participle
in·no·vat·ing
,
3rd person present singular
in·no·vates
)
intransitive verb
Definition:
try out new ideas:
to introduce a new way of doing something or a new device
[
Mid-16th century. < Latin
innovat-
, past participle of
innovare
"renew" <
novus
"new"
]
in·no·vat·or
noun
in·no·va·to·ry
[
ínnəvə tàwree
]
adjective
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