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connate

Syllabification: (con·nate)
Pronunciation: /ˈkänˌāt, käˈnāt/
Definition of connate

adjective

  • 1(especially of ideas or principles) existing in a person or thing from birth; innate:are our ethical values connate?
  • 2 Biology (of parts) united so as to form a single part.
  • 3 Geology (of water) trapped in sedimentary rock during its deposition.

Origin:

mid 17th century: from late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci, from con- 'together' + nasci 'be born'

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