Definitions for innate
ɪˈneɪt, ˈɪn eɪtin·nate

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. unconditioned, innate, unlearned(adj)

   not established by conditioning or learning

   "an unconditioned reflex"

2. natural, born(p), innate(p)(adj)

   being talented through inherited qualities

   "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

3. congenital, inborn, innate(adj)

   present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development

Wiktionary(4.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. innate(Verb)

   To cause to exist; to call into being.

2. innate(Adjective)

   Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.

3. innate(Adjective)

   Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See a priori, intuitive.

4. innate(Adjective)

   Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.

Origin: From innatus, perfect active participle of innascor, from in + nascor; see natal, native.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Innate(adj)

   inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence

2. Innate(adj)

   originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive

3. Innate(adj)

   joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther

4. Innate(verb)

   to cause to exit; to call into being

Origin: [L. innatus; pref. in- in + natus born, p. p. of nasci to be born. See Native.]

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Innate

   in′āt, or in-nāt′, adj. inborn: natural to the mind, instinctive, inherent.—adv. Inn′ately.—n. Inn′ateness.—adj. Innā′tive, native.—Innate ideas, a priori principles of knowledge and of action, the word 'innate' implying that the power of recognising such principles is provided for in the constitution of the mind. [L. innātus—innasci—in, in, nasci, to be born.]

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1. annite, ante in, nanite

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of innate in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of innate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of innate in a Sentence

1. Steve Maraboli:

   The innate power you possess to achieve your dreams is immeasurable."

2. Le Corre:

   There’s a learning curve involved in turning innate abilities into mindful skills.

3. Daniel Martin:

   She always had such an innate sense of her own style so Im happy people can see that.

4. Alice Walker:

   The experience of God, or in any case the possibility of experiencing God, is innate.

5. Bryant McGill:

   The master of any craft is first a master of self, cooperating with innate intelligence within.

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