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inate

inate is the misspelling of innate.

Meaning of innate

Adjective

innate (not comparable)

  1. Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
    • Ironically, given France's innate reluctance to permit competition at home, the first breach in Renfe's monopoly came from SNCF offshoot Ouigo España in 2021.2023 July 26, Ben Jones, “EU open access growth offers pointers for UK hopefuls”, in RAIL, number 988, page 32
  2. Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
    • innate ideas
  3. Instinctive; coming from instinct.
    • Perhaps, from an innate desire of justification, sorrow always exaggerates itself.1831, L[etitia] E[lizabeth] L[andon], chapter IX, in Romance and Reality. […], volume III, London: Henry Colburn and Richard Bentley, […], →OCLC, page 198
  4. Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.
    • an innate anther

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Questions about inate

What is inate the misspelling of?
Inate is the misspelling of innate.

Words near inate in the dictionary

  1. inassessability
  2. inassessibility
  3. inassimilable
  4. inassuageable
  5. inastute
  6. inate
  7. inattackable
  8. inattend
  9. inattendance
  10. inattention
  11. inattentional

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