connate

[ kon-eyt ]

adjective

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; cognate.
4. Anatomy. firmly united; fused.
5. Botany. congenitally joined, as leaves.
6. Geology. trapped in sediment at the time the sediment was deposited:

   connate water.

connate

/ ˈkɒneɪt /

adjective

1. existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate
2. allied or associated in nature or origin; cognate

   connate qualities

3. Also calledcoadunate biology (of similar parts or organs) closely joined or united together by growth
4. geology (of fluids) produced or originating at the same time as the rocks surrounding them

   connate water

connate

/ kŏn′āt′,kŏ-nāt′ /

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

Derived Forms

• ˈconnately, adverb
• ˈconnateness, noun

Other Words From

• connate·ly adverb
• connate·ness noun
• con·na·tion [k, uh, -, ney, -sh, uh, n], noun
• sub·connate adjective
• subcon·nation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of connate¹

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 ( nascent )

Word History and Origins

Origin of connate¹

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

Example Sentences

Men most often weaponize the term, using it to connate unwarranted bitterness and dismiss arguments. When either does so, I respond plainly, “I am not a feminist.”

From Salon

The researchers found most of the salt, organic and other minerals that appear in produced water from shale gas reservoirs originate in the connate waters trapped in the dense rock over geologic time scales.

From New York Times

Stamens and style connate; anthers 1 or 2.

From Project Gutenberg

Perfoliate, said of leaves connate about the stem.

From Project Gutenberg

Connate-perfoliate, when a pair of leaves are connate round a stem, 60.

From Project Gutenberg