connate
connate definition
con·nate (kə nāt′, kän′āt′)
adjective
- inborn; innate
- coexisting since birth or the beginning
- having the same origin or nature; related; cognate
Etymology: LL connatus, pp. of connasci, to be born at the same time < L com-, together + nasci, to be born: see nature
Related Forms:
- connately con′·nately adverb
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