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Entry 3 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Innovate

/ĭn'-əv-ātˌ/ · In·no·vate · IPA /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/
01 v. t. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act.
imp. & p. p. Innovated; p. pr. & vb. n. Innovating
  1. 1.
    To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act.[Archaic]
  2. 2.
    To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize.[Archaic]
    “From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds to innovate God's worship.” South.
02 v. i. To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or on.
  1. 1.
    To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or on.
    “Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate.” Dryden.