novate

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin novō, novātus.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /nəʊˈveɪt/

• Audio (Southern England):

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Verb

novate (third-person singular simple present novates, present participle novating, simple past and past participle novated)

1. To replace something with something new
2. (law) To replace a contract (especially a financial contract) with one or more new contracts.

Related terms

• novation
• innovate
• renovate

References

• OED 2nd edition 1989

Latin

Participle

novāte

1. vocative masculine singular of novātus

Spanish

Verb

novate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of novar combined with te