CONNATE


Meaning of CONNATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ kä-ˈnāt, ˈkä-ˌ ]

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

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.