connate

[ kon-eyt ]

/ ˈkɒn eɪt /

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adjective

existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn: a connate sense of right and wrong.

associated in birth or origin.

allied or agreeing in nature; cognate.

Anatomy. firmly united; fused.

Botany. congenitally joined, as leaves.

Geology. trapped in sediment at the time the sediment was deposited: connate water.

Origin of connate

1635–45; <Late Latin connātus (past participle of connāscī to be born at the same time with), equivalent to Latin con-con- + nā- (short stem of nāscī) + -tus past participle suffix (see nascent)

OTHER WORDS FROM connate

con·nate·ly, adverbcon·nate·ness, nouncon·na·tion

[kuh-ney-shuhn], /kəˈneɪ ʃən/, nounsub·con·nate, adjective

sub·con·na·tion, noun

Words nearby connate

con maestà, con man, con moto, conn, Connacht, connate, connatural, Connaught, Conneaut, connect, connected

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Example sentences from the Web for connate

In some of the species this sheath is connate with the base of the stem, firm and persistent.
Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous|Thomas Taylor
Connate-perfoliate, when a pair of leaves are connate round a stem, 60.
The Elements of Botany|Asa Gray
In the systems to which, Locke replies, they had been called innate or connate.
The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey--Vol. 1|Thomas de Quincey
Involucres 1-fruited, connate with the lobes beneath, horizontal, opening by a vertical terminal slit.
The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States|Asa Gray

Stipes long, erect or curved, simple or usually fasciculate and often connate, arising from a thin hypothallus.
The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio|A. P. Morgan

British Dictionary definitions for connate

connate

/ (ˈkɒneɪt) /

adjective

existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate

allied or associated in nature or origin; cognateconnate qualities

Also called: coadunate biology (of similar parts or organs) closely joined or united together by growth

geology (of fluids) produced or originating at the same time as the rocks surrounding themconnate water

Derived forms of connate

connately, adverbconnateness, noun

Word Origin for connate

C17: from Late Latin connātus born at the same time, from Latin nātus, from nāscī to be born

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Scientific definitions for connate

connate

[ kŏn′āt′, kŏ-nāt′ ]

Botany Joined with a part or organ of the same kind, as leaves that are joined at the base. Compare adnate.

单词	connate
释义	connate [ kon-eyt ] / ˈkɒn eɪt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR connate ON THESAURUS.COM adjective existing in a person or thing from birth or origin; inborn: a connate sense of right and wrong. associated in birth or origin. allied or agreeing in nature; cognate. Anatomy. firmly united; fused. Botany. congenitally joined, as leaves. Geology. trapped in sediment at the time the sediment was deposited: connate water. Origin of connate 1635–45; <Late Latin connātus (past participle of connāscī to be born at the same time with), equivalent to Latin con-con- + nā- (short stem of nāscī) + -tus past participle suffix (see nascent) OTHER WORDS FROM connate con·nate·ly, adverbcon·nate·ness, nouncon·na·tion [kuh-ney-shuhn], /kəˈneɪ ʃən/, nounsub·con·nate, adjective sub·con·na·tion, noun Words nearby connate con maestà, con man, con moto, conn, Connacht, connate, connatural, Connaught, Conneaut, connect, connected Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for connate In some of the species this sheath is connate with the base of the stem, firm and persistent. Student's Hand-book of Mushrooms of America, Edible and Poisonous\|Thomas Taylor Connate-perfoliate, when a pair of leaves are connate round a stem, 60. The Elements of Botany\|Asa Gray In the systems to which, Locke replies, they had been called innate or connate. The Uncollected Writings of Thomas de Quincey--Vol. 1\|Thomas de Quincey Involucres 1-fruited, connate with the lobes beneath, horizontal, opening by a vertical terminal slit. The Manual of the Botany of the Northern United States\|Asa Gray Stipes long, erect or curved, simple or usually fasciculate and often connate, arising from a thin hypothallus. The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio\|A. P. Morgan British Dictionary definitions for connate connate / (ˈkɒneɪt) / adjective existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate allied or associated in nature or origin; cognateconnate qualities Also called: coadunate biology (of similar parts or organs) closely joined or united together by growth geology (of fluids) produced or originating at the same time as the rocks surrounding themconnate water Derived forms of connate connately, adverbconnateness, noun Word Origin for connate C17: from Late Latin connātus born at the same time, from Latin nātus, from nāscī to be born Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to connate agnate, akin, cognate, consanguine, consanguineous, kin, kindred, consanguineal, built-in, congenital, connatural, hereditary, inborn, inbred, ingrained, inherent, inherited, native, natural Scientific definitions for connate connate [ kŏn′āt′, kŏ-nāt′ ] Botany Joined with a part or organ of the same kind, as leaves that are joined at the base. Compare adnate. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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connate

adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for connate

adjective

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Words related to connate

Scientific definitions for connate