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con·nate
\(ˈ)kä|nāt, kəˈnāt, usu -ād.+V\ adjective
Etymology: Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born — more at nation
1. : congenital, innate, inborn
< connate ideas >
2. : agreeing in nature : akin, allied, cognate, congenial
< connate spirits >
3. : born, produced, or originated together
< connate qualities >
4. biology
a. : congenitally united
< connate leaves >
b. : firmly united : fused
< connate bones >
— distinguished from connivent; compare adnate
5. geology : entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition : originating at the same time as adjacent or intermingled materials
< connate water >
• con·nate·ly adverb |