connate

• Angeboren, von Geburt an vorhanden; in der Geologie bezeichnet es Wasser, das bei der Ablagerung von Sedimenten eingeschlossen wurde.

An adjective describing something that is existing in a person or thing from birth; innate or congenital. Also used in geology to describe water trapped in sediment at the time of deposition.

1. C2formal

   Describes parts or organs that are closely joined or united from birth or origin.

   Verwachsen

   • In botany, connate petals are fused together at their bases.
   • The connate leaves of the plant form a single structure.
   • Connate organs in some species are a result of evolutionary adaptation.

   Synonymecoalescentfusedjoinedmergedunited

   Antonymedisconnecteddisjoineddividedseparate

2. Related in natureC2formal

   Having a similar origin or nature; innate or congenital.

   Von verwandter Natur

   • Their connate talents for music were evident from childhood.
   • The two species share connate characteristics due to a common ancestor.
   • Connate ideas often arise from shared cultural experiences.

   Synonymeakinanalogouscognatecomparablecongenitalinborninherentinnatekindrednaturalrelatedsimilar

   Antonymeacquiredadventitiousextraneousforeign