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Definition of "innovate" []

  • To begin or introduce (something new) for or as if for the first time. (verb-transitive)
  • To begin or introduce something new. (verb-intransitive)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "innovate" in a sentence
  • "CEOs scribble the word "innovate" on their personal stationery and sleep with it under their pillows at night."
  • "Nor can they demonstrate any ability to provide better service through innovation; the only remaining room left to innovate is in figuring out how to deny claims."
  • ""Your ability to innovate is inversely proportional to your client's self-perceived sophistication.""