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| Date: | 1400-1500 |
| Language: | Latin |
| Origin: | , past participle of innasci, from nasci 'to be born' |
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in‧nate
1 an innate quality or ability is something you are born with : Children have an innate ability to learn language.
Children have an innate ability to learn language.2 an innate belief is something you feel strongly about and are unlikely to change : the innate conservatism of the farming community
the innate conservatism of the farming community —innately adverb: the army's innately conservative values
the army's innately conservative values