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innate (iou)



innate adjective. LME.
[Latin innatus pa. pple of innasci, formed as IN-2 + nasci be born.]
Inborn, natural, inherent. LME.
T. Collins The horse has not half the innate sagacity of the ox. J. F. Kennedy As believers in a democratic system, we have always had faith in its innate powers of resistance. A. Storr The disagreement between biologists as to what is learned and what is innate.
Botany. Of a part or organ: attached at the apex of another, not adnate. M19.
innately adverb M17.
innateness noun E18.
innatism noun (belief in) the innateness of a quality, aptitude, etc. E20.
innative adjective [after NATIVE adjective] innate; native: E16-M19.