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ˈkɒn eɪtcon·nate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. connateadjective

    of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united

    "a connate tomato flower"

  2. connate, cognateadjective

    related in nature

    "connate qualities"

Wiktionary

  1. connateadjective

    cognate

  2. connateadjective

    inborn

  3. connateadjective

    united with others of the same kind (especially of sepals or petals)

  4. connateadjective

    trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum)

  5. Etymology: connatus. See cognate.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Connateadjective

    Born with another; being of the same birth.

    Etymology: from con and natus, Latin.

    Many, who deny all connate notions in the speculative intellect, do yet admit them in this. South.

    Their dispositions to be reflected some at a greater, and others at a less thickness, of thin plates or bubbles, are connate with the rays, and immutable. Isaac Newton, Opt.

ChatGPT

  1. connate

    Connate refers to something that is existing in a person or thing from birth or original; inherent; inborn; natural. In biology and botanic, it also pertains to parts that are fused or united.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Connateadjective

    born with another; being of the same birth

  2. Connateadjective

    congenital; existing from birth

  3. Connateadjective

    congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate

  4. Etymology: [L. connatus; con- + natus born, p. p. of nasci. See Cognate.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Connate

    kon′āt, adj. born with one's self: innate: allied: congenial.—adj. Connat′ural, of the same nature with another.—v.t. Connat′uralise.—n. Connat′urality.—adv. Connat′urally.—ns. Connat′uralness; Connā′ture. [L. con, with, and nasci, natus, to be born.]

Entomology

  1. Connate

    united at base, or along the whole length.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of connate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of connate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

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