# innovate

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈɪn.ə.veɪt/ · frequency rank #24,481

## Definitions
1. To alter, to change into something new; to revolutionize.
2. To introduce something new to a particular environment; to do something new.
3. To introduce (something) as new.

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

## Easily confused with
- **innovator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innovate-vs-innovator)
- **innovative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innovate-vs-innovative)
- **innate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innate-vs-innovate)

## Common misspellings (9)
`innoavte`, `innovaet`, `innovatte`, `innovtae`, `innovvate`, `innvoate`, `inonvate`, `inovate`, `ninovate`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/innovate