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]
2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.
From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds to innovate God's worship. --South.
Innovate \In"no*vate\, v. i. To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or on. --Bacon.
Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate. --Dryden.
The choice facing the Cannes jury each year is whether to select films which are certain to be a commercial success, or to innovate and bring some newcomers into the limelight.
Referring to the computer-driven program trading that exacerbated the 508-point drop in the Dow Jones Industrial Average Oct. 19, Mr. Phelan said: "You have to let markets expand and innovate.
The race to innovate is most apparent in miniaturization and graphics.
Industry needs a well-trained and educated workforce to innovate, to export, to be competitive and to manage.
He said no resolution has ever been rescinded or repealed, but that the 159-nation General Assembly "can innovate if it wishes to do so." Resolutions are part of the permanent record and cannot be repealed or erased, U.N. diplomats said.
The people who diagnose small-business problems for a living say that failure to innovate can be a killer.
Thus, Mr. Sinyard's company must innovate more than ever to stay ahead of them, by developing new products specifically for mountain biking.
But its general thrust is worth pondering: Governmental agencies, historically thought of as narrowly regulatory, are in fact key components in our ability to innovate for domestic benefit and to compete against foreign economies.
Rather than innovate, the New York exchange has been guilty of trying to use its considerable political leverage to hamstring the Chicago exchanges.
The family respects his ability to innovate, especially his knack for thinking up new reasons to eat chicken.