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adjective
1.
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn: a connate sense of right and wrong.
2.
associated in birth or origin.
3.
allied or agreeing in nature; cognate.
4.
Anatomy. firmly united; fused.
5.
EXPANDBotany. congenitally joined, as leaves.
6.
COLLAPSEGeology. trapped in sediment at the time the sediment was deposited: connate water.
Origin:
1635–45; < Late Latin connātus (past participle of connāscī to be born at the same time with), equivalent to Latin con- con- + nā- (short stem of nāscī) + -tus past participle suffix (see nascent)
1635–45; < Late Latin connātus (past participle of connāscī to be born at the same time with), equivalent to Latin con- con- + nā- (short stem of nāscī) + -tus past participle suffix (see nascent)
Related forms
con·nate·ly, adverb
con·nate·ness, noun
sub·con·nate, adjective
sub·con·na·tion, noun
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connate
1640s, from L. connatus "born together, twins," pp. of connasci "to be born together," from con- "together" + nasci "to be born" (Old L. gnasci; see genus). Related: Connation (1846).
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connate  (kŏn'āt', kŏ-nāt') Pronunciation Key
Botany Joined with a part or organ of the same kind, as leaves that are joined at the base. Compare adnate. |
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