\In"no*vate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Innovated}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Innovating}.] [L. innovatus,p. p. of innovare to
revew; pref. in- in + novare to make new,fr. novus new. See
{New}.]
1. To bring in as new; to introduce as a novelty; as, to
   innovate a word or an act. [Archaic]
2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to
   remodel; to revolutionize. [Archaic] --Burton.
         From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
         to innovate God's worship.            --South.

\In"no*vate\, v. i.
To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or
on. --Bacon.
      Every man,therefore,is not fit to innovate. --Dryden.