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Connate — Con nate (?; 277), a. [L. connatus; con + natus born, p. p. of nasci. See {Cognate}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Born with another; being of the same birth. [1913 Webster] 2. Congenital; existing from birth. Connate notions. South. [1913 Webster] A… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Connate — may refer to conjoined twins connation, in botany This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the i … Wikipedia
connate — index akin (related by blood), associated, born (innate), correlative, hereditary, inherent, native (inbor … Law dictionary
connate — 1640s, from L.L. connatus born together, twins, pp. of connasci to be born together, from com together (see COM (Cf. com )) + nasci to be born (Old L. gnasci; see GENUS (Cf. genus)). Related: Connation … Etymology dictionary
connate — [kə nāt′, kän′āt΄] adj. [LL connatus, pp. of connasci, to be born at the same time < L com , together + nasci, to be born: see NATURE] 1. inborn; innate 2. coexisting since birth or the beginning 3. having the same origin or nature; related;… … English World dictionary
connate — connately, adv. connateness, n. connation /keuh nay sheuhn/, n. /kon ayt/, adj. 1. existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn: a connate sense of right and wrong. 2. associated in birth or origin. 3. allied or agreeing in nature;… … Universalium
connate — adjective Etymology: Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com + nasci to be born more at nation Date: 1641 1. akin, congenial 2. innate, inborn 3. born or originated together … New Collegiate Dictionary
connate — con·nate kä nāt, kän .āt adj firmly united <connate bones> con·nate·ly adv … Medical dictionary
connate — con•nate [[t]ˈkɒn eɪt[/t]] adj. 1) existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn 2) associated in birth or origin 3) allied or agreeing in nature; cognate 4) anat. (of anatomical parts) firmly united; fused 5) bot congenitally joined … From formal English to slang
connate water — noun Water which has been trapped in sediments since their deposition • • • Main Entry: ↑connate * * * connate water, Geology. water that becomes permanently entrapped in beds of sediment or rock at the time of deposit … Useful english dictionary
Connate-perfoliate — Con nate per*fo li*ate, a. (Bot.) Connate or coalescent at the base so as to produce a broad foliaceous body through the center of which the stem passes; applied to leaves, as the leaves of the boneset. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
