connate

[ kon-eyt ]

/ ˈkɒn eɪt /

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.

Nearby words

conlanger, conn, conn's syndrome, conn., connacht, connate, connately, connation, connatural, connaturally, connaught

Origin of connate

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 (see nascent)

Related forms

con·nate·ly, adverbcon·nate·ness, nouncon·na·tion

[kuh-ney-shuh n] /kəˈneɪ ʃən/, nounsub·con·nate, adjective

sub·con·na·tion, noun

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Examples from the Web for connation

The cup in question would thus seem to have been formed from the connation of two stipules which are ordinarily abortive.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters
The condition in question is often loosely confounded with connation, or the union of two leaves by their bases.
Vegetable Teratology|Maxwell T. Masters

British Dictionary definitions for connation

connate

/ (ˈkɒneɪt) /

adjective

existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate

allied or associated in nature or origin; cognateconnate 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 themconnate water

Derived Formsconnately, adverbconnateness, noun

Word Origin for connate

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

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Science definitions for connation

connate

[ kŏn′āt′, kŏ-nāt′ ]

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