CONNATE


Meaning of CONNATE in English

(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

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.