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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 nin•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
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innovate | innovate |
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I innovate | you innovate | he/she/it innovates | we innovate | you innovate | they innovate |
Preterite |
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I innovated | you innovated | he/she/it innovated | we innovated | you innovated | they innovated |
Present Continuous |
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I am innovating | you are innovating | he/she/it is innovating | we are innovating | you are innovating | they are innovating |
Present Perfect |
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I have innovated | you have innovated | he/she/it has innovated | we have innovated | you have innovated | they have innovated |
Past Continuous |
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I was innovating | you were innovating | he/she/it was innovating | we were innovating | you were innovating | they were innovating |
Past Perfect |
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I had innovated | you had innovated | he/she/it had innovated | we had innovated | you had innovated | they had innovated |
Future |
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I will innovate | you will innovate | he/she/it will innovate | we will innovate | you will innovate | they will innovate |
Future Perfect |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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I would innovate | you would innovate | he/she/it would innovate | we would innovate | you would innovate | they would innovate |
Past Conditional |
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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 | ThesaurusVerb | 1. | 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" | TranslationsκαινοτομώinnovarreconduireinnovareinnovatoreinnovazioneEncyclopediaSeeInnovationFinancialSeeinnovationAcronymsSeeInov8innovate
Synonyms for innovateverb bring something new to an environmentSynonymsRelated Words- initiate
- pioneer
- phase in
- open up
- debut
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