| a. | 1. | Inborn; native; natural; | |||
| 2. | (Metaph.) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to 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. | ||||
| 3. | (Bot.) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament;
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| v. t. | 1. | To cause to exit; to call into being. | |||
| Adj. | 1. | innate - not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex" Synonyms: unlearned, unconditioned |
| 2. | innate - being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent" | |
| 3. | innate - present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development |