innovate

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize. obsolete,transitive
    — But the most frequent maladies are such as proceed from themselves, as first when religion and God's service is neglected, innovated or altered […].
  2. To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new. intransitive
    — Japanese retail stores have strove to, and have succeeded in, fulfilling these severe demands, and in doing so, have constantly had to innovate both technologically and institutionally in order to keep up with the competition.
  3. To introduce (something) as new. transitive
    — to innovate a word or an act

词形变化

innovates present,singular,third-person innovating participle,present innovated participle,past innovated past

词汇关系

近义词
boldly go where no man has gone before break new ground innovate novelize pioneer
反义词
imitate
衍生词
innovent uninnovated
相关词
innovation innovative innovator innovatory

词源

First attested in 1548; borrowed from Latin innovātus, perfect passive participle of innovō (“to renew”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
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