connate

• Adjetivo que descreve algo que existe em uma pessoa ou coisa desde o nascimento; inato ou congênito. Também é usado em geologia para descrever água aprisionada em um sedimento no momento de sua deposição.

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.

   Concrescido

   • 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.

   Sinônimoscoalescentfusedjoinedmergedunited

   Antônimosdisconnecteddisjoineddividedseparate

2. Related in natureC2formal

   Having a similar origin or nature; innate or congenital.

   Relacionado por natureza

   • 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.

   Sinônimosakinanalogouscognatecomparablecongenitalinborninherentinnatekindrednaturalrelatedsimilar

   Antônimosacquiredadventitiousextraneousforeign