innate
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Latin innātus (“inborn”), perfect active participle of innāscor (“be born in, grow up in”), from in (“in, at on”) + nāscor (“be born”); see natal, native.
Pronunciation [edit]
Adjective [edit]
innate (not comparable)
- Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
- Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See a priori, intuitive.
- Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.
Usage notes [edit]
- Nouns often used with "innate": knowledge, idea, immunity, etc.
Synonyms [edit]
- See also Wikisaurus:innate
Derived terms [edit]
Related terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
inborn
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Verb [edit]
innate (third-person singular simple present innates, present participle innating, simple past and past participle innated)
- To cause to exist; to call into being.
Translations [edit]
cause to exist
References [edit]
- innate in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
- innate in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Adjective [edit]
innate f pl
- feminine plural of innato
Latin [edit]
Participle [edit]
innāte
- vocative masculine singular of innātus
