innovate
gb/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/ us/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/
C1
Inglês
Aceções
0 aceções
Verbo
C1
action
1
introduce new ideas or methods
To create and use new ideas or ways of doing things.
Padrão de uso:
[someone/company] innovates (in/with/by) [area/method]
Erro comum:
Learners sometimes confuse innovate with invent; innovate is often about introducing or applying new ideas, not only creating something totally new.
Sinónimos
pioneer (Emphasizes being among the first to develop or adopt something new.)
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modernize (Focuses on updating something to be more modern, not necessarily creating something novel.)
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reinvent (Suggests a major change to make something feel new again.)
Antónimos
stagnate (Means to stop developing or improving.)
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copy (Means to imitate instead of creating or introducing something new.)
Colocações
innovate in healthcare
|innovate in education
|innovate in technology
|innovate quickly
|innovate continuously
|innovate to stay competitive
|innovate products and services
|innovate the customer experience
|innovate at speed
|innovate through partnerships
Temas
business
|technology
|work
|education
Exemplos
- To survive in a crowded market, the company has to innovate constantly.
- Startups often innovate by testing small changes and learning fast.
- The lab is innovating new materials that use less energy to produce.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- Our team wants to innovate this year.
- The company must innovate to grow.
Verbo
C1
action
2
change established ways to improve
To improve an existing way of doing something by making changes.
Padrão de uso:
[someone] innovates [process/system/way of doing something] (by [method])
Erro comum:
Because innovate is often intransitive, learners may be unsure about using it with a direct object; in modern English, patterns like “innovate the process” and “innovate the way we work” are common in professional contexts.
Sinónimos
revamp (Highlights making something look or work better, often through a noticeable overhaul.)
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streamline (Focuses on making a process simpler or more efficient.)
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reform (Often used for systems or institutions, especially in government or organizations.)
Antónimos
maintain (Means to keep something the same rather than changing it.)
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preserve (Emphasizes protecting existing practices from change.)
Colocações
innovate the process
|innovate the way we work
|innovate service delivery
|innovate operations
|innovate the business model
|innovate workflow
|innovate internal systems
|innovate policy design
|innovate manufacturing
|innovate hiring practices
Temas
work
|business
|government
|process
Exemplos
- They innovated their onboarding process to reduce drop-off in the first week.
- The hospital is innovating how it schedules appointments to cut wait times.
- We need to innovate the way we train new staff, not just add more sessions.
Exemplos para aprendentes
- They innovated their workflow.
- We want to innovate our service.
Gramática
Forma de dicionário
innovate
IPA
GB/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/
US/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt/
Sílabas e acento
in - nov - ate (3 sílabas)
Stress on 1st syllable (in)
Formas da palavra
Verb
- Base: innovate
- 3rd Person Singular: innovates
- Present Participle: innovating
- Past: innovated
Família de palavras
Forms
innovates
verb
innovating
verb
innovated
verb
Core family
Related words
innovatively
adverb
Negative and opposite forms
uninnovative
adjective
Advanced or less common
innovativeness
noun
Expressões
innovate around [something]
1/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt ɚˈaʊnd sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
business
find creative solutions despite limits
To be creative even when something limits you.
Exemplos
- With limited funding, the team innovated around the budget constraint.
- Engineers innovated around the chip shortage by redesigning the board.
- The company innovated around strict regulations by changing its delivery model.
innovate on/upon [something]
1/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt ənəpən sˈʌmθɪŋ/
fixed phrase
build on an existing idea
To improve an existing idea or product with new changes.
Exemplos
- The new model innovates on the original by adding better battery life.
- Rather than starting from scratch, they innovated upon a proven design.
- The team is innovating on last year’s approach to make it cheaper to run.
innovate or die
1/ˈɪnəvˌeɪt ˈɔɹ dˈaɪ/
fixed phrase
business
must innovate to survive
If you don’t innovate, you will fail.
Exemplos
- In the tech industry, it’s innovate or die.
- The CEO framed the challenge in simple terms: innovate or die.
- For some retailers facing online competition, it can feel like innovate or die.