novate

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English[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Borrowed from Latin novō, novātus.

Pronunciation[edit]

  • IPA(key): /nəʊˈveɪt/
  • Audio (Southern England):(file)

Verb[edit]

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[edit]

References[edit]

  • OED 2nd edition 1989

Latin[edit]

Participle[edit]

novāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of novātus

Spanish[edit]

Verb[edit]

novate

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