innate

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/ɪˈneɪt/ English

Definitions

verb

To cause to exist; to call into being.

adjective

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”

Related words

Synonyms

congenital born inborn natural unconditioned unlearned noninheritable nonheritable inherent intrinsic built-in deep god-given in-built native birth

Associated

immune immunity adaptive dendritic goodness pathogens inflammatory responses pathogen receptors instinct abilities

Rhymes

elucidate articulate desolate facilitate profligate explicate deliberate delineate ruminate cultivate

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