connate

adj.

1. Existing at birth or from the beginning; inborn or inherent.
2. Originating at the same time; related.
3. Being in close accord or sympathy; congenial: "In the wilderness, I find something more dear and connate than in streets and villages" (Ralph Waldo Emerson).
4. Biology. Joined or united with a structure of the same kind, as sepals or petals.
5. Geology. Trapped in sediment or rock at the time of deposition: connate water.

[Late Latin connātus, past participle of connāscī, to be born with : Latin com-, com- + Latin nāscī, to be born.]

connately con'nate'ly adv.
connateness con'nate'ness n.

adjective

Connected by or as if by kinship or common origin: agnate, akin, allied, cognate, connatural, consanguine, consanguineous, kindred, related. See kin.

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: (biology) of similar parts or organs; closely joined or united
  Antonym: adnate (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: related in nature
  Synonym: cognate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - medfødt, beslægtet, sammenvokset, samtidigt opstået

Nederlands (Dutch)
aangeboren, tegelijkertijd ontstaan

Français (French)
adj. - inné

Deutsch (German)
adj. - angeboren

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - εγγενής, εκ γενετής, συμφυής, ομοφυής

Italiano (Italian)
innato

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - conato, congênito

Русский (Russian)
врожденный, родственный

Español (Spanish)
adj. - innato, congénito

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - medfödd, född samtidigt, besläktad, sammanvuxen (biol.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
天赋的, 同族的, 先天的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 天賦的, 同族的, 先天的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 타고난, 동시발생의, 협착의

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生得の, 先天的な, 同性質の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) خلقوا سويه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮טבוע, מלידה‬

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