Dictionary
in•nate
Pronunciation: (i-nāt', in'āt), [key]—
adj.
1. existing in one from birth; inborn; native:
innate musical talent.
2. inherent in the essential character of something:
an innate defect in the hypothesis.
3. originating in or arising from the intellect or the constitution of the mind, rather than learned through experience:
an innate knowledge of good and evil. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.