Main Entry:

con·nate

Pronunciation:

\kä-ˈnāt, ˈkä-ˌ\

Function:

adjective

Etymology:

Late Latin connatus, past participle of connasci to be born together, from Latin com- + nasci to be born — more at nation

Date:

1641

1 : akin, congenial 2 : innate, inborn 3 : born or originated together 4 : entrapped in sediments at the time of their deposition <connate water>

— con·nate·ly adverb