n. [ LL. bovata, fr. bos, bovis, ox. ] (O. Eng. Law.) An oxgang, or as much land as an ox can plow in a year; an ancient measure of land, of indefinite quantity, but usually estimated at fifteen acres. [ 1913 Webster ]

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 ] [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To change or alter by introducing something new; to remodel; to revolutionize. [ Archaic ] Burton. [ 1913 Webster ]

From his attempts upon the civil power, he proceeds
to innovate God's worship. South. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To introduce novelties or changes; -- sometimes with in or on. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

Every man, therefore, is not fit to innovate. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. innovatio; cf. F. innovation. ] 1. The act of innovating; introduction of something new, in customs, rites, commercial products, etc. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs; something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

The love of things ancient doth argue stayedness, but levity and lack of experience maketh apt unto innovations. Hooker. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who favors innovation. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Characterized by, or introducing, innovations. Fitzed. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. F. innovateur. ] One who innovates. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Eccl. Hist.) One of the sect of Novatius, or Novatianus, who held that the lapsed might not be received again into communion with the church, and that second marriages are unlawful. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The doctrines or principles of the Novatians. Milner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. novatio; novus new: cf. F. novation. ] 1. Innovation. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

I shall easily grant that novations in religion are a main cause of distempers in commonwealths. Laud. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Law) A substitution of a new debt for an old one; also, the remodeling of an old obligation; debt restructuring. [ 1913 Webster +PJC ]

n. An innovator. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between oblong and ovate, but inclined to the latter. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. ob- + ovate. ] (Bot.) Inversely ovate; ovate with the narrow end downward; as, an obovate leaf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. ovatus, from ovum egg. See Oval. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Shaped like an egg, with the lower extremity broadest. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Bot.) Having the shape of an egg, or of the longitudinal section of an egg, with the broader end basal. Gray. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having an ovate form, but narrowed at the end into a slender point. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a form intermediate between ovate and cylindraceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Ovate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a form intermediate between ovate and lanceolate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Oblong, with one end narrower than the other; ovato-oblong. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having a form intermediate between that of an egg and a sphere; roundly ovate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Having an ovate form, but with a subulate tip or extremity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. ovatio, fr. ovare to exult, rejoice, triumph in an ovation; cf. Gr. &unr_; to shout: cf. F. ovation. ] 1. (Rom. Antiq.) A lesser kind of triumph allowed to a commander for an easy, bloodless victory, or a victory over slaves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Hence: An expression of popular homage; the tribute of the multitude to a public favorite. [ 1913 Webster ]

To rain an April of ovation round
Their statues. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Especially: A prolonged applause for a person of group after a speech or performance. [ PJC ]

standing ovation a prolonged applause during which the audience stands as a sign of special appreciation or admiration. [ PJC ]

a. Same as Ovate-acuminate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Ovate-cylindraceous. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Ovate-oblong. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Same as Ovate-rotundate. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ L. renovatus, p. p. of renovare;pref. re- re- + novare to make new, fr. novus new. See New, and &unr_;&unr_; Renew. ] To make over again; to restore to freshness or vigor; to renew. [ 1913 Webster ]

All nature feels the reniovating force
Of winter. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L. renovatio: cf. F. rénovation. ] The act or process of renovating; the state of being renovated or renewed. Thomson. [ 1913 Webster ]

There is something inexpressibly pleasing in the annual renovation of the world. Rabbler. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ L.: cf. F. rénovateur. ] One who, or that which, renovates. Foster. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Between rhomboid and ovate, or oval, in shape. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Half ovate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Nearly in the form of an egg, or of the section of an egg, but having the inferior extremity broadest; nearly ovate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Subovate. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]