Spanish word

innovar

Pronunciation

IPA/innoˈβaɾ/

Meaning

  • verbinnovate

Example

Tenemos que innovar para competir en el mercado.

We have to innovate to compete in the market.

Illustration for innovar (innovate)

More examples

En la reunión propusieron innovar en la atención al cliente.

At the meeting they proposed innovating in customer service.

Core concept

A new method that changes usual practice.

Common phrases

  • tener que innovar

    have to innovate

  • innovar en

    innovate in

  • innovar con

    innovate with

Similar words

crear: Produces new things, products, or ideas.
inventar: Devises novel devices, methods, or ideas that did not exist before.
renovar: Renews an old system or object by repairing or replacing parts to make it like new.
modernizar: Updates old methods, equipment, or standards to meet current technological or social norms.

Definition in Spanish

Crear o introducir algo nuevo que cambia la manera habitual de hacer las cosas.

Word origin

From Latin innovare, formed from in- 'into' and novus 'new', literally 'to introduce newness'.

Usage tips

  • Use innovar to mean introducing new value rather than simply changing, and often pair it with en or con to name what is being innovated (innovar en procesos, innovar con productos).

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