adj.
Pronunciation: kä- ' n ā t, ' kä- ˌ
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born ― more at NATION
Date: 1641
1 : AKIN , CONGENIAL
2 : INNATE , INBORN
3 : born or originated together
4 : entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition < connate water>
– con · nate · ly adverb