/
ˈɪnəveɪt/
v.
change something established by introducing new methods, ideas, or products.
Derivative
- innovation n.
- innovational adj.
- innovator n.
- innovatory adj.
Etymology
C16 (earlier (ME) as innovation): from L. innovat-, innovare ‘renew, alter’, from in- ‘into’ + novare ‘make new’.