innovate
verb /ˈɪnəveɪt/
/ˈɪnəveɪt/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they innovate | /ˈɪnəveɪt/ /ˈɪnəveɪt/ |
| he / she / it innovates | /ˈɪnəveɪts/ /ˈɪnəveɪts/ |
| past simple innovated | /ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/ |
| past participle innovated | /ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/ /ˈɪnəveɪtɪd/ |
| -ing form innovating | /ˈɪnəveɪtɪŋ/ /ˈɪnəveɪtɪŋ/ |
- to introduce new things, ideas or ways of doing something
- We must constantly adapt and innovate to ensure success in a growing market.
- innovate something to innovate new products
- The company can once again innovate its way out of tough economic times.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: from Latin innovat- ‘renewed, altered’, from the verb innovare, from in- ‘into’ + novare ‘make new’ (from novus ‘new’).