innovate
pronunciation
How to pronounce innovate in British English:
UK [ˈɪnəveɪt]
How to pronounce innovate in American English:
US [ˈɪnəveɪt]
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- Verb:
- bring something new to an environment
Word Origin
- innovate (v.)
- 1540s, "introduce as new," from Latin innovatus, past participle of innovare "to renew, restore; to change," from in- "into" (see in- (2)) + novus "new" (see new). Meaning "make changes in something established" is from 1590s. Related: Innovated; innovating.
Example
- 1. They constantly innovate to stay ahead of potential rivals .
- 2. You can innovate by tackling new subject matter .
- 3. We innovate and avoid the anticipated problems .
- 4. Israelis innovate because they have to .
- 5. The incentive to innovate further only continues .