transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈi-nə-ˌvāt ]
verb
( -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 -ˌvā-tər noun
• in·no·va·to·ry ˈi-nə-və-ˌtȯr-ē, ˈi-nə-ˌvā-tə-rē adjective