a. [ L. agnatus, p. p. of agnasci to be born in addition to; ad + nasci (for gnasci) to be born. Cf. Adnate. ] 1. Related or akin by the father's side; also, sprung from the same male ancestor; as, agnate brother: a brother having the same father, but a different mother; in ths sense it is a correlative of uterine. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. Allied; akin. “Agnate words.” Pownall. [ 1913 Webster ] Assume more or less of a fictitious character, but congenial and agnate with the former. Landor. [ 1913 Webster ] |