Connate

Connate
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 difference has been made by some; those diseases or conditions which are dependent on original conformation being called congenital; while the diseases of affections that may have supervened during gestation or delivery are called connate. --Dunglison. [1913 Webster]

3. (Bot.) Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of {Connate-perfoliate}. [1913 Webster]


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  • 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

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  • 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

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