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Webster 1913 Edition


Connate

Con′nate

(?; 277)
,
Adj.
[L.
connatus
;
con-
+
natus
born, p. p. of
nasci
.
See
Cognate
.]
1.
Born with another; being of the same birth.
2.
Congenital; existing from birth.
Connate notions.”
South.
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.
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
.

Webster 1828 Edition


Connate

CONNATE

,
Adj.
[L., born.]
1.
Born with another; being of the same birth; as connate notions.
2.
In botany, united in origin; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as connate leaves or anthers.

Definition 2024


connate

connate

English

Adjective

connate (comparative more connate, superlative most connate)

  1. cognate
  2. inborn
  3. (botany) united with others of the same kind (especially of sepals or petals)
  4. (geology) trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum)

Translations


Italian

Adjective

connate

  1. feminine plural of connato

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