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- pronunciation:
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- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
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intransitive verb |
| inflections: |
innovates, innovating, innovated |
| definition: |
to propose or implement a new method, approach, idea, or the like; make inventive changes.
We can't be satisfied with the old methods of doing things; we need to innovate.- similar words:
- pioneer
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| definition: |
to propose or implement (new methods, approaches, ideas, or the like).
She innovated techniques that advanced the sport of skating.Henry Ford innovated the method of mass producing cars on an assembly line.- similar words:
- pioneer
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| related words: |
design, mastermind |
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| derivations: |
innovative (adj.), innovator (n.) |
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