connate
existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn: a connate sense of right and wrong.
associated in birth or origin.
allied or agreeing in nature; cognate.
Anatomy. firmly united; fused.
Botany. congenitally joined, as leaves.
Geology. trapped in sediment at the time the sediment was deposited: connate water.
Origin of connate
1Other words from connate
- con·nate·ly, adverb
- con·nate·ness, noun
- con·na·tion [kuh-ney-shuhn], /kəˈneɪ ʃən/, noun
- sub·con·nate, adjective
- sub·con·na·tion, noun
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How to use connate in a sentence
The cup in question would thus seem to have been formed from the connation of two stipules which are ordinarily abortive.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. MastersThe condition in question is often loosely confounded with connation, or the union of two leaves by their bases.
Vegetable Teratology | Maxwell T. Masters
British Dictionary definitions for connate
/ (ˈkɒneɪt) /
existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate
allied or associated in nature or origin; cognate: connate qualities
Also called: coadunate biology (of similar parts or organs) closely joined or united together by growth
geology (of fluids) produced or originating at the same time as the rocks surrounding them: connate water
Origin of connate
1Derived forms of connate
- connately, adverb
- connateness, noun
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Scientific definitions for connate
[ kŏn′āt′, kŏ-nāt′ ]
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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