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in⋅nate

  [i-neyt, in-eyt]
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–adjective
1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native: innate musical talent.
2. inherent in the essential character of something: an innate defect in the hypothesis.
3. originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of good and evil.
Origin:
1375–1425; late ME < L innātus inborn, ptp. of innāscī to be born, arise, equiv. to in- in- 2 + nāscī to be born; cf. nascent, nativity

Related forms:
in⋅nate⋅ly, adverb
in⋅nate⋅ness, noun

Synonyms:
1. natural, congenital. Innate, inborn, congenital, hereditary describe qualities, characteristics, or possessions acquired before or at the time of birth. Innate, of Latin origin, and inborn, a native English word, share the literal basic sense “existing at the time of birth,” and they are interchangeable in most contexts: innate (or inborn) stodginess, agility, gracefulness. Congenital refers most often to characteristics acquired during fetal development, especially defects or undesirable conditions: a congenital deformity; congenital blindness. Hereditary describes qualities or things passed on from ancestors, either through the genes or by social or legal means: Hemophilia is a hereditary condition; a hereditary title.
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in·nate   (ĭ-nāt', ĭn'āt')   
adj.  

  1. Possessed at birth; inborn.

  2. Possessed as an essential characteristic; inherent.

  3. Of or produced by the mind rather than learned through experience: an innate knowledge of right and wrong.


[Middle English innat, from Latin innātus, past participle of innāscī, to be born in : in-, in; see in-2 + nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.]
in·nate'ly adv., in·nate'ness n.
Synonyms: These adjectives mean existing in a person or thing from birth or origin. Something that is innate seems essential to the nature, character, or constitution: innate common sense.
Inborn strongly implies that something has been present since birth: inborn intelligence.
What is inbred has often been ingrained through earliest training or associations: an inbred love of music.
Congenital is applied principally to characteristics, especially defects, acquired during fetal development: a congenital disease.
It is also used figuratively of characteristics or people with characteristics that are so deep-seated as to appear natural: a congenital pessimism; a congenital liar.
Hereditary refers to what is transmitted by biological heredity (a hereditary heart anomaly) or by tradition: "that ignorance and superstitiousness hereditary to all sailors" (Herman Melville).
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Word Origin & History

innate 
c.1412, from L. innatus "inborn," pp. of innasci "to be born in, originate in," from in- "in" + nasci "to be born" (Old L. gnasci).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: in·nate
Pronunciation: in-'At, 'in-"
Function: adjective
: existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individualfrom birth : NATIVE, INBORN <innatebehavior> —in·nate·ly adverb —in·nate·ness noun
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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innate in·nate (ĭ-nāt', ĭn'āt')
adj.
Possessed at birth; inborn.

in·nate'ness n.

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