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novate

/nəʊˈveɪt/

novate verb: to replace something with something new.

Verb

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

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

Forms of novate

third-person singular presentnovates
present participlenovating
past participlenovated
pastnovated

Origin of novate

First attested in 1611; borrowed from Latin novātus, perfect passive participle of novō, see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about novate

What does novate mean?
Novate means to replace something with something new.
What part of speech is novate?
Novate is a verb.
How do you pronounce novate?
Novate is pronounced /nəʊˈveɪt/.
What is the past tense of novate?
The past tense of novate is novated.

Words near novate in the dictionary

  1. Novanglians
  2. Novanglican
  3. novantique
  4. Novara
  5. novas
  6. novate
  7. novated
  8. novates
  9. Novatian
  10. Novatianism
  11. Novatianist

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