innate

  • 21innate — /ɪnˈeɪt / (say in ayt) adjective 1. inborn; existing or as if existing in one from birth: innate modesty. 2. inherent in the essential character of something. 3. arising from the constitution of the mind, rather than acquired from experience:… …

  • 22innate — inborn, inherited, e.g. innate behavior is that fixed element of behaviour which is inherited and not learned …

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  • 23innate — SYN: inborn. [L. in nascor, pp. natus, to be born in, pp. as adj. inborn, i.] * * * in·nate in āt, in . adj existing in, belonging to, or determined by factors present in an individual from birth: NATIVE, INBORN <innate behavior> in·nate·ly …

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  • 24innate — adj. Innate is used with these nouns: ↑ability, ↑capacity, ↑conservatism, ↑desire, ↑drive, ↑gift, ↑intelligence, ↑quality, ↑sense, ↑superiority, ↑talent, ↑ …

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  • 25innate — adj. innate in * * * [ɪ neɪt] innatein …

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  • 26innate — adjective an innate talent for woodworking Syn: inborn, inbred, inherent, indwelling, natural, intrinsic, instinctive, intuitive, unlearned; hereditary, inherited, in the blood, in the family; inbuilt, deep rooted, deep seated, hard wired,… …

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  • 27innate — [ˌɪˈneɪt] adj an innate quality or ability is one that you have always had Syn: inherent innately adv …

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  • 28Innate intelligence — is a chiropractic term to describe the organizing properties of living things. It was originally coined by Daniel David Palmer, the founder of chiropractic. This vitalistic concept states that all life contains Innate (inborn) Intelligence and… …

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  • 29Innate ideas — Innate In nate ([i^]n n[asl]t or [i^]n*n[=a]t ; 277), a. [L. innatus; pref. in in + natus born, p. p. of nasci to be born. See {Native}.] 1. Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence. [1913 Webster] 2. (Metaph.) Originating in,… …

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  • 30Innate bisexuality — (or predisposition to bisexuality ) is a term introduced by Sigmund Freud (based on work by his associate Wilhelm Fliess), that expounds all humans are born bisexual but through psychological development (which includes both external and internal …

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