Origin: Latin suffix -ate
Innate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:
To cause to exist; to call into being.
"The sudden rainstorm did not merely wet the grass but seemed to innately bring out the vibrant green color that had been hidden beneath the dust."
not established by conditioning or learning
"an unconditioned reflex"
present at birth but not necessarily hereditary; acquired during fetal development
"The baby's instinct to turn toward a light source was innate, developing fully while still in the womb rather than being passed down from the parents."
Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.
"She has an innate ability to read people that she never learned in school."