Word meaning
innate
adjective · ih-NAYT
What does innate mean?
Innate means inborn; natural rather than learned.
Innate in a sentence
“She has an innate sense of rhythm.”
Synonyms for innate
- inborn
- natural
- inherent
Where does innate come from?
From Latin innatus, "inborn."
How to remember innate
- Say it out loud a few times: ih-NAYT.
- Write one sentence of your own using innate, about something that happened to you today.
- Quiz yourself tomorrow, in three days, and next week. Spaced reviews are what make new words stick.
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