innovate
Americanverb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
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to introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time.
to innovate a computer operating system.
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Archaic. to alter.
verb
Other Word Forms
- innovative adjective
- innovator noun
- uninnovating adjective
Etymology
Origin of innovate
First recorded in 1540–50; from Latin innovātus, past participle of innovāre “to renew, alter,” equivalent to in- intensive prefix + novātus, past participle of novā(re) “to renew,” verbal derivative of novus “new” + -tus past participle suffix); in- 2, new
Example Sentences
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“We obviously want to be positioned in companies that are innovating and benefiting from this change and trying to avoid many of the traditional business models that are being disrupted,” he said.
From MarketWatch
And nearly every attempt to innovate in retirement plans has been challenged in court with false claims of institutional gambling.
“This disciplined focus on where we apply that compute allows us to grow, innovate faster, and deliver more efficiently to enterprises and developers,” she said.
It must innovate faster—otherwise, he said, there is a risk in becoming “like something you once disrupted.”
Musk’s five-step algorithm gets Tesla and SpaceX employees to achieve stretch goals and innovate, and it’s sure to come in handy in his push to build the world’s largest AI chip factory.
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