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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Innovate \In"no*vate\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Innovated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Innovating}.] [L. innovatus, p. p. of innovare to revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See {New}.]
1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]
2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.
From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds to innovate God's worship. --South.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Innovate \In"no*vate\, verb (used without an object) To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or on. --Bacon.
Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate. --Dryden.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
innovate
verb: bring something new to an environment; "A new word processor was introduced" [syn: {introduce}]
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