Connate
Definition & Meaning
Pronunciation /kəˈneɪt/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Connate is an adjective meaning Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
Meaning
Of the same or a similar nature; proceeding from the same stock or root.
More Meanings
- (geology) Trapped within a rock at the time of its formation (especially of water or petroleum).
- (botany) United with other organs of the same kind (for example sepals connate with sepals, petals connate with petals, or stamens with stamens).
Synonyms for connate
Depending on context, synonyms include akin, cognate, kindred, connatural, congenital, congenite.
Antonyms for connate
Common opposites include adnate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include related, cognate, basally, connated, akin, congenerous.
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