v.
Pronunciation: ' i-n ə - ˌ v ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -vat · ed ; -vat · ing
Etymology: Latin innovatus, past participle of innovare, from in- + novus new ― more at NEW
Date: 1548
transitive verb
1 : to introduce as or as if new
2 archaic : to effect a change in <the dictates of my father were ⋯ not to be altered, innovated, or even discussed ― Sir Walter Scott>
intransitive verb : to make changes : do something in a new way
– in · no · va · tor \ - ˌ v ā -t ə r \ noun
– in · no · va · to · ry \ ' i-n ə -v ə - ˌ to ̇ r- ē , ' i-n ə - ˌ v ā -t ə -r ē \ adjective