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