First Known Use: 1641
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connate
adjective con·nate \kä-ˈnāt, ˈkä-ˌ\
Definition of CONNATE
3
: born or originated together
4
: entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition <connate water>
— con·nate·ly adverb
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Origin of CONNATE
Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born — more at nation
Related to CONNATE
- Synonyms
- akin, analogous, cognate, comparable, alike, correspondent, corresponding, ditto, like, matching, parallel, resemblant, resembling, similar, such, suchlike
- Antonyms
- different, dissimilar, diverse, unakin, unlike
Rhymes with CONNATE
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Medical Dictionary
connate
adjective con·nate \kä-ˈnāt, ˈkän-ˌāt\
Medical Definition of CONNATE
: firmly united <connate bones>
—con·nate·ly adverb
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