innovate C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈɪnəveɪt/ See IPA manual Freq #48411 Meanings 1 verb To create or introduce new ideas, methods, or products. Companies must keep innovating to stay ahead of rivals. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 verb · to create or introduce new... introduceinvent More novelizepioneer ↔ Opposites imitate Word family Forms innovatedinnovatesinnovating Derived forms innoventuninnovated Related forms innovationinnovativeinnovatorinnovatory Etymology AI details 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 View etymology graph -> Topics Describing Qualities Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # 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 markdown