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innate

/ɪˈneɪt/

verb

Meaning

  • To cause to exist; to call into being.

adjective

Meaning

  • Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.

  • Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.

    "innate ideas"

  • Instinctive; coming from instinct.

  • Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.

    "an innate anther"