innovate

C1 Topic:Describing Qualities

US /ˈɪnəveɪt/ See IPA manual

verb Freq #48411

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To create or introduce new ideas, methods, or products.

Companies must keep innovating to stay ahead of rivals.

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1 verb · to create or introduce new... introduce invent

More novelizepioneer

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imitate

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Forms innovatedinnovatesinnovating

Derived forms innoventuninnovated

Related forms innovation innovative innovator innovatory

Etymology

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin innovātus, perfect passive participle of innovō (“to renew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

*new- (new) Proto-Indo-European

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# innovate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** ˈɪnəveɪt
**Frequency rank:** 48411

## Meanings
1. To create or introduce new ideas, methods, or products.

## Examples
- Companies must keep innovating to stay ahead of rivals.

## Synonyms
- novelize
- pioneer

## Antonyms
- imitate

## Derived Forms
- innovent
- uninnovated

## Related Forms
- innovation
- innovative
- innovator
- innovatory

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *new- (new)

## Etymology
First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin innovātus, perfect passive participle of innovō (“to renew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

## AI Etymology
Innovate is first attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin innovātus, perfect passive participle of innovō (“to renew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). In present-day use, it means to create or introduce new ideas, methods, or products. Related forms include innovation, innovative, innovator, innovatory. Derived formations include innovent, uninnovated.

## Topics
- Describing Qualities
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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