conn

{ , n. [ L. con- + nascentia birth, fr. nascens, p. pr. of nasci to be born. ] 1. The common birth of two or more at the same tome; production of two or more together. Johnson. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. That which is born or produced with another. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. The act of growing together. [ Obs. ] Wiseman. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Born together; produced at the same time. Craig. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ L. connatus; con- + natus born, p. p. of nasci. See Cognate. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

1. Born with another; being of the same birth. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Congenital; existing from birth. “Connate notions.” South. [ 1913 Webster ]

A difference has been made by some; those diseases or conditions which are dependent on original conformation being called congenital; while the diseases of affections that may have supervened during gestation or delivery are called connate. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Bot.) Congenitally united; growing from one base, or united at their bases; united into one body; as, connate leaves or athers. See Illust. of Connate-perfoliate. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. (Bot.) Connate or coalescent at the base so as to produce a broad foliaceous body through the center of which the stem passes; -- applied to leaves, as the leaves of the boneset. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Connection by birth; natural union. [ Obs. ] Dr. H. More. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Pref. con- + natural. ] 1. Connected by nature; united in nature; inborn; inherent; natural. [ 1913 Webster ]

These affections are connatural to us. L'Estrange. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Partaking of the same nature. [ 1913 Webster ]

And mix with our connatural dust. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. Participation of the same nature; natural union or connection. [ R. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

A congruity and connaturality between them. Sir M. Hale. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To bring to the same nature as something else; to adapt. [ Obs. ] Dr. J. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]