[con.nate] adj [LL connatus, pp. of connasci to be born together, fr. L com- + nasci to be born--more at nation] (1641) 1: akin, congenial
2: innate, inborn
3: congenitally or firmly united "~ leaves"
4: born or originated together
5: entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition "~ water" -- con.nate.ly adv