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connate

One entry found for connate.
Main Entry: con·nate
Pronunciation: kä-'nAt, 'kä-"
Function: adjective
Etymology: Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born -- more at NATION
1 : AKIN, CONGENIAL
2 : INNATE, INBORN
3 : born or originated together
4 : entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition <connate water>
- con·nate·ly adverb