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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
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]
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2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to
remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.
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From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
to innovate God's worship. --South.
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