connate
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connate
- /kəˈneɪt/ UK
- /kɒˈneɪt/ UK
- /ˈkɒneɪt/ UK
- /kəˈneɪt/ US
- /kɑˈneɪt/ US
- /ˈkɑneɪt/ US
Rhymes with -ɒneɪt, -eɪt
Where it comes from
First attested in 1641; borrowed from Latin connātus, perfect active participle of connāscor (“to be born together (with)”) (see -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + nāscor. Doublet of cognate.
adjective more connate · most connate
- Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
- Inborn.
- United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
- Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
