innovate

in·no·vate

I0153100 (ĭn′ə-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 Indo-European roots).]

in′no·va′tor n.in′no·va·to′ry (-və-tôr′ē) adj.

innovate

(ˈɪnəˌveɪt) vbto invent or begin to apply (methods, ideas, etc)[C16: from Latin innovāre to renew, from in-² + novāre to make new, from novus new] innovative, ˈinnoˌvatory adj ˈinnoˌvator n

in•no•vate

(ˈɪn əˌveɪt)

v. -vat•ed, -vat•ing. v.i. 1. to introduce something new; make changes (often fol. by on or in): to innovate on another's creation. v.t. 2. to introduce (something new): to innovate a computer operating system. 3. Archaic. to alter. [1540–50; < Latin innovāre to renew, alter =in- in-² + novāre to revew, v. derivative of novus new] in′no•va`tor, n. in′no•va•to`ry (-vəˌtɔr i, -ˌtoʊr i) adj.

innovate

Past participle: innovated
Gerund: innovating

Imperative
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Present
I innovate
you innovate
he/she/it innovates
we innovate
you innovate
they innovate

Preterite
I innovated
you innovated
he/she/it innovated
we innovated
you innovated
they innovated

Present Continuous
I am innovating
you are innovating
he/she/it is innovating
we are innovating
you are innovating
they are innovating

Present Perfect
I have innovated
you have innovated
he/she/it has innovated
we have innovated
you have innovated
they have innovated

Past Continuous
I was innovating
you were innovating
he/she/it was innovating
we were innovating
you were innovating
they were innovating

Past Perfect
I had innovated
you had innovated
he/she/it had innovated
we had innovated
you had innovated
they had innovated

Future
I will innovate
you will innovate
he/she/it will innovate
we will innovate
you will innovate
they will innovate

Future Perfect
I will have innovated
you will have innovated
he/she/it will have innovated
we will have innovated
you will have innovated
they will have innovated

Future Continuous
I will be innovating
you will be innovating
he/she/it will be innovating
we will be innovating
you will be innovating
they will be innovating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been innovating
you have been innovating
he/she/it has been innovating
we have been innovating
you have been innovating
they have been innovating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been innovating
you will have been innovating
he/she/it will have been innovating
we will have been innovating
you will have been innovating
they will have been innovating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been innovating
you had been innovating
he/she/it had been innovating
we had been innovating
you had been innovating
they had been innovating

Conditional
I would innovate
you would innovate
he/she/it would innovate
we would innovate
you would innovate
they would innovate

Past Conditional
I would have innovated
you would have innovated
he/she/it would have innovated
we would have innovated
you would have innovated
they would have innovated

Thesaurus

Verb

innovate - bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced"introduceinitiate, pioneer - take the lead or initiative in; participate in the development of; "This South African surgeon pioneered heart transplants"phase in - introduce graduallypioneer, open up - open up an area or prepare a way; "She pioneered a graduate program for women students"debut - present for the first time to the public; "The band debuts a new song or two each month"

Translations

καινοτομώinnovarreconduireinnovareinnovatoreinnovazione

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Synonyms for innovate

verb bring something new to an environment

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