novate
/nəʊˈveɪt/verb
novate is spelled N-O-V-A-T-E: 6 letters. It appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a verb, novate means “To replace something with something new” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in novate?
| Letters | 6: N-O-V-A-T-E |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 93 million words; the 309,272nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is novate?
Novate appears about once in every 93 million words in written English, the 309,272nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce novate?
- /nəʊˈveɪt/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-novate.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of novate
- novates present, singular, he/she/it
- novating participle, present
- novated participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does novate mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
verb
- 1
rareTo replace something with something new
- 2
rareTo replace a contract (especially a financial contract) with one or more new contracts.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does novate come from?
First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin novātus, perfect passive participle of novō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).