novate (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *novate*:
VERB	change	novate	replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one

English > *novate*: 1 sense > verb 1, change
Meaning	Replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one.
Pattern	Somebody ----s something
Category	Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civile	The legal code of ancient Rome
Broader	replace	Substitute a person or thing for (another that is broken or inefficient / inefficient or lost or no longer working or yielding what is expected)
Nouns	novation	(law) the replacement of one obligation by another by mutual agreement of both parties

HyperDic: novate