Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb novate

1 sense of novate

Sense 1
novate -- (replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one)
       => replace -- (substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected); "He replaced the old razor blade"; "We need to replace the secretary that left a month ago"; "the insurance will replace the lost income"; "This antique vase can never be replaced")