Natural, inherent -- as innate ideas, that is to say, ideas that we are born with, having had them previously imparted to us. The doctrine of innate ideas is one of the most admirable faiths of philosophy, being itself an innate idea and therefore inaccessible to disproof, though Locke foolishly supposed himself to have given it "a black eye." Among innate ideas may be mentioned the belief in one's ability to conduct a newspaper, in the greatness of one's country, in the superiority of one's civilization, in the importance of one's personal affairs and in the interesting nature of one's diseases.

Inborn; native; natural; as, innate vigor; innate eloquence.

Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience; as, innate ideas. See A priori, Intuitive.

not established by conditioning or learning; "an unconditioned reflex"

any behavior that is performed without prior learning

representation or process that is genetic rather than learned.

being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"

when referring to immunity, the local barriers to infection such as skin, stomach acid, mucous, enzymes in tears and saliva, etc.

Joined by the base to the very tip of a filament; as, an innate anther.

To cause to exit; to call into being.