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connate
[kon-eyt]
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.
connate
/ ˈɒԱɪ /
adjective
existing in a person or thing from birth; congenital or innate
allied or associated in nature or origin; cognate
connate 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 them
connate water
connate
BotanyJoined with a part or organ of the same kind, as leaves that are joined at the base.
BotanyCompare adnate
Other Word Forms
- connately adverb
- connateness noun
- connation noun
- subconnate adjective
- subconnation noun
- ˈDzԲԲٱ adverb
- ˈDzԲԲٱԱ noun
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of connate1
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.”
The researchers found most of the salt, organic and other minerals that appear in produced water from shale gas reservoirs originate in theconnate waterstrapped in the dense rock over geologic time scales.
Involucral leaves connate at base and adnate to the perianth. b.
Perfoliate, said of leaves connate about the stem.
Connate-perfoliate, when a pair of leaves are connate round a stem, 60.
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