innate

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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.

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innate (not comparable)

  1. Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
  2. Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See a priori, intuitive.
  3. Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.

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  • Nouns often used with "innate": knowledge, idea, immunity, etc.

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Verb [edit]

innate (third-person singular simple present innates, present participle innating, simple past and past participle innated)

  1. To cause to exist; to call into being.

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Italian [edit]

Adjective [edit]

innate f pl

  1. feminine plural of innato

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Participle [edit]

innāte

  1. vocative masculine singular of innātus