(ˈ)kä|nāt, kəˈnāt, usu -ād.+V adjective
Etymology: Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born — more at nation
1. : congenital , innate , inborn
connate ideas
2. : agreeing in nature : akin , allied , cognate , congenial
connate spirits
3. : born, produced, or originated together
connate qualities
4. biology
a. : congenitally united
connate leaves
b. : firmly united : fused
connate bones
— distinguished from connivent ; compare adnate
5. geology : entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition : originating at the same time as adjacent or intermingled materials
connate water
• con·nate·ly adverb