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innate

The correct spelling is innate.

How to pronounce innate

/ɪˈneɪt/
verb

IPA: /ɪˈneɪt/

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The correct spelling is innate. To cause to exist; to call into being. For example: "innate ideas"

Usage Examples

innate ideas

an innate anther

Meanings

verb

  1. 1.To cause to exist; to call into being.

adjective

  1. 1.Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
  2. 2.Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.
  3. 3.Instinctive; coming from instinct.
  4. 4.Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.

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