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inborn = unborn = innate?

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Do they mean the same thing?

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updated Oct 10, 2011
edited by Rey_Mysterio
posted by Rey_Mysterio
This probably will make no sense, but it makes me think of "the balls are inert." - Elena_Delgada, Oct 10, 2011

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No.

inborn |?in?bôrn| adjective existing from birth: an inborn defect in the formation of collagen. • natural to a person or animal: people think doctors have inborn compassion.

unborn |??n?bôrn| adjective (of a baby) not yet born: the sound of an unborn baby's heartbeat | figurative : without training, your full talent remains unborn | [ as plural noun ] : the side with the most power will determine how America treats its unborn.

Inborn and Innate, now, they are synonyms:

innate |i?n?t| adjective inborn; natural: her innate capacity for organization.

updated Oct 10, 2011
edited by Gekkosan
posted by Gekkosan
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Nah they are way different. Inborn = innate, inherent, natural. Like you have an inborn talent. You were born with that latent, it's inherent, you did not acquire it you already had it, naturally. It's innate, part of who you are and you were born that way.

updated Oct 10, 2011
posted by jeezzle