connate
adjective
- inborn; innate
- coexisting since birth or the beginning
- having the same origin or nature; related; cognate
See connate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(kŏnˈātˌ, kŏ-nātˈ)
adjective- Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent.
- Originating at the same time; related.
- Being in close accord or sympathy; congenial: “In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets and villages” (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
- Biology Joined or united with a structure of the same kind, as sepals or petals.
- Geology Trapped in sediment or rock at the time of deposition: connate water.
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