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connate

[kon-eyt]

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adjective

existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn.
a connate sense of right and wrong.
associated in birth or origin.
allied or agreeing in nature; cognate.
Anatomy., firmly united; fused.
Botany., congenitally joined, as leaves.
Geology., trapped in sediment at the time the sediment was deposited.
connate water.

connate

/ ˈkɒneɪt /

adjective

existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate
allied or associated in nature or origin; cognate
connate qualities
Also called: coadunate. biology (of similar parts or organs) closely joined or united together by growth
geology (of fluids) produced or originating at the same time as the rocks surrounding them
connate water

connate

Botany, Joined with a part or organ of the same kind, as leaves that are joined at the base.
Botany, Compare adnate

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Other Word Forms

connately adverb
connateness noun
connation noun
subconnate adjective
subconnation noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of connate¹

1635–45; < Late Latin connātus (past participle of connāscī to be born at the same time with), equivalent to Latin con- con- + nā- (short stem of nāscī ) + -tus past participle suffix ( nascent )

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Word History and Origins

Origin of connate¹

C17: from Late Latin connātus born at the same time, from Latin nātus, from nāscī to be born

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Example Sentences

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Men most often weaponize the term, using it to connate unwarranted bitterness and dismiss arguments. When either does so, I respond plainly, “I am not a feminist.”