Definition of "innate" in English

adjective

1. Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.

2. (philosophy) Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.

   • innate ideas

3. Instinctive; coming from instinct.

4. (botany) Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament.

   • an innate anther

verb

1. (obsolete) To cause to exist; to call into being.