Definition of innate

• a. - Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.
• a. - Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive.
• a. - Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.
• v. t. - To cause to exit; to call into being.