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innate
What does innate mean?
innate (adjective): inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce innate?
/ɪˈneɪt/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
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What does “innate” mean?
inborn; existing or having existed since birth
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including (almost) everything within its scope
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very opposed in nature or character or purpose
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obligatory; required or commanded by authority
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