Definition of novate Novate

We found 3 definitions of novate from 2 different sources.

What does novate mean?

Verb noveats, noveating, noveaten
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"
		jus civile, justinian code, roman law, civil law the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law