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in·born
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ˈɪnˈbɔrn
/
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adjective
naturally present at birth; innate.
Origin:
before 1000;
Middle English;
Old English
inboren
native, indigenous; see
in-
1
,
born
Synonyms
inbred, inherent, natural, native, congenital, inherited, hereditary. See
innate
.
Antonyms
acquired, learned.
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inborn
(ˈɪnˈbɔːn)
—
adj
existing from birth; congenital; innate
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
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a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
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Word Origin & History
inborn
O.E. inboren "native to a place," from in- "within" + boren "brought forth" (see
born
). Of qualities in a person, 1513.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary
inborn
in·born (ĭn'bôrn')
adj.
Possessed by an organism at birth.
Inherited or hereditary.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Example sentences
The desire to please everything having eyes seems
inborn
in maidens.
Inborn
errors of metabolism are rare genetic disorders in which the body cannot
properly turn food into energy.
His
inborn
distrust of democracy was deepened by the postwar upheavals that
finally sent him into banking.
True, there are
inborn
genetic errors and predispositions, it is all
unfortunate and deserve funding and research.
Because, goes the argument, they have an
inborn
ability.
But ultimately, intellectual skills are
inborn
in us.
Rudy's
inborn
aggressiveness was channeled by his father, who bought him boxing gloves when he was two years old.
Since capacity for empathy seems to be
inborn
, then perhaps empathy has a positive and negative expression.
Secondary gout is caused by drug therapy or by medical conditions other than an
inborn
metabolic disorder.
Inborn
structural abnormalities, such as cleft palate, increase risk.
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