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Webster's Dictionary (1865)

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Innate

Ĭn'nate or In-nāte', a.

adjective

(Synop., § 130), a. [Lat. innatus, from prefix in and natus, born, p. p. of nasci, to be born; It. & Sp. innato, Fr. inné.]

  1. Inborn; native; natural.
  2. Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to being acquired from experience.

There is an innate light in every man, discovering to him the first lines of duty in the common notions of good and evil. South. 3. (Bot.) Joined by a base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther. Gray.

In'nate or In-nāte', v. t.

verbtransitive

(114), v. t. To dwell in; to be a native of. [Obs.] Who makes curious search For nature's secrets, the first innating cause Laughs them to scorn. Marston.