1. in a manner that is innate, inborn, or present from birth; naturally or inherently
Usage: formal or technical usage; often used in philosophical or biological contexts
2. in a way that is joined or united together from the beginning; conjointly
Usage: rare or archaic; botanical or anatomical usage

Examples

• The ability to recognize faces appears to be connately present in human infants.
• Humans connately possess certain survival instincts.
• The two structures are connately fused in this species of plant.
• Some philosophers argue that moral intuitions are connately embedded in our nature.
• The leaves are connately attached to the stem.
• Children connately understand basic concepts of fairness.