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: originating in or derived from the mind or the constitution of the intellect rather than from experience
innately
adverb
innateness
noun
Examples of innate in a Sentence
… the delays innate in both serial and book publication …
—
Walter Rundell, American Association of University Professors Bulletin, September 1971
… the materials for conflict are innate to social life.
—Richard Sennett, Psychology Today, November 1970
The faculty for myth is innate in the human race.
—W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919
She has an innate sense of rhythm.
the innate problems of wireless communication
Walter Rundell, American Association of University Professors Bulletin, September 1971
… the materials for conflict are innate to social life.
—Richard Sennett, Psychology Today, November 1970
The faculty for myth is innate in the human race.
—W. Somerset Maugham, The Moon and Sixpence, 1919
She has an innate sense of rhythm.
the innate problems of wireless communication
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Before the group came out, a group of extras mimed drinking tea and feasting on pastries, with pinky fingers aloft — per the song’s innate spoofing of the etiquette stereotypically associated with tea drinking.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 26 May 2026
Normally, the innate immune system’s job is to provide a rapid, nonspecific response to an invading pathogen and to alert other, more specialized immune cells to prepare for battle.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
That innate desire is why she's made the decision to keep her twins, who are now 3 years old, out of the spotlight.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
This time, anybody’s hopes of Wikipedia redemption appear to have been provisionally dashed by the innate haplessness of Spurs’ relegation rivals West Ham.
—Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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Chris Willman, Variety, 26 May 2026
Normally, the innate immune system’s job is to provide a rapid, nonspecific response to an invading pathogen and to alert other, more specialized immune cells to prepare for battle.
—Claire Maldarelli, Scientific American, 22 May 2026
That innate desire is why she's made the decision to keep her twins, who are now 3 years old, out of the spotlight.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 21 May 2026
This time, anybody’s hopes of Wikipedia redemption appear to have been provisionally dashed by the innate haplessness of Spurs’ relegation rivals West Ham.
—Adam Hurrey, New York Times, 19 May 2026
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“Innate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/innate. Accessed 29 May. 2026.
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