English Dictionary: innovated | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. t. [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. |