in ‧ nate /ˌɪˈneɪt◂/ BrE AmE adjective
[ Date: 1400-1500 ; Language: Latin ; Origin: past participle of innasci , from nasci 'to be born' ]
1 . an innate quality or ability is something you are born with:
Children have an innate ability to learn language.
2 . an innate belief is something you feel strongly about and are unlikely to change:
the innate conservatism of the farming community
—innately adverb :
the army’s innately conservative values