in´no|va´tor

in|no|vate «IHN uh vayt», verb, -vat|ed, -vat|ing.

–v.i.

to make changes; bring in something new or new ways of doing things: »

It is difficult to innovate when people prefer the old, familiar way of doing things. It were good…that men in their innovations would follow the example of time itself, which indeed innovateth greatly, but quietly (Francis Bacon).

–v.t.

to introduce (something); bring in for the first time: »

The scientist innovated new ways of research. Every moment alters what is done, And innovates some act till then unknown (John Dryden).

╂[< Latin innovāre (with English -ate¹) < in- (intensive) + novus new]

–in´no|va´tor, noun.