in·no·vate 
(ĭnə-vāt′)
(ĭnə-vāt′)v. in·no·vat·ed, in·no·vat·ing, in·no·vates
v.tr.
To begin or introduce (something new) for the first time.
v.intr.
To begin or introduce something new.
[French innover, from Old French, from Latin innovāre, innovāt-, to renew : in-, intensive pref.; see IN-2 + novāre, to make new (from novus, new; see newo- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots).]
inno·va′tor n.
inno·va·to′ry (-və-tôr′ē) adj.