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.
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.
