单词 | connate |
释义 | con·nate (kŏnāt′, kŏ-nāt) adj. 1. Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent. 2. Originating at the same time; related. 3. 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). 4. Biology Joined or united with a structure of the same kind, as sepals or petals. 5. Geology Trapped in sediment or rock at the time of deposition: connate water. [Late Latin connātus, past participle of connāscī, to be born with : Latin com-, com- + Latin nāscī, to be born; see genə- in the Appendix of Indo-European roots.] connate′ly adv. connate′ness n. |
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