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innate

/ɪˈneɪt/
verb
  1. To cause to exist; to call into being.

adjective
  1. Inborn; existing or having existed since birth.

  2. Originating in, or derived from, the constitution of the intellect, as opposed to acquired from experience.

    "innate ideas"

  3. Instinctive; coming from instinct.

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