innovate vs debut

innovate is not a noun while debut is a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
innovate	No	No	Yes	No
debut	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, debut is a hyponym of innovate; that is, debut is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than innovate:

Other hyponyms of innovate include phase in, open up, pioneer.

innovate (noun)	debut (noun)
	the act of beginning something new
	the presentation of a debutante in society

innovate (verb)	debut (verb)
bring something new to an environment	appear for the first time in public
	make one's debut
	present for the first time to the public