inbuilt
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4.2
- adjective
- /ˈɪnˌbɪlt/
- UK
- The software comes with inbuilt security protocols to protect user data.
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Watch on YouTubeYou need to realize most humans have this inbuilt dysfunction.
- You need to realize most humans have this inbuilt dysfunction.
- The idea of transfer was inbuilt and inevitable in Zionism.
- So you've kind of eroded all of their natural inbuilt common sense, gut instincts and resilience.
- And so like you want to find a set of skills that has that inbuilt potential.
- Of course, it's not just ATV Sky Glass, it's also the fact that it's got its own inbuilt system.
- And of course they can fly and Orient themselves all over the globe, which we could never do, like a kind of inbuilt GPS.
- And I think I've, I think I just had this inbuilt belief since I was young that someone else was going to discover me and help me.
- So nature has this inbuilt mechanism to help us protect our genetic information and we even kind of do it.
- I think he, I think he preyed on, I think like a lot of paedophiles, he had this sort of inbuilt antenna for vulnerable young people.
Examples
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If you can't find what you are looking for with the inbuilt search, you have the option of using Google.
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So how do you deal with the inbuilt fear of failure?
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And all systems have a natural inbuilt resistance mechanism.
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Wild crocodiles normally have this inbuilt fear of people.
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The bike's inbuilt computer can even communicate with the nearest Suzuki service center for self-diagnosis.
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Newer CPAP machines have inbuilt pressure sensors that auto-adjust to the patient's pressure requirement.
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The new smartphone model features an inbuilt battery that cannot be replaced by the user.
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Many modern appliances have inbuilt timers for better energy management.
Synonyms
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5.1
A natural part of something that is always there
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3.9
A feature that is part of something from the start, not added later
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5.3
Necessary and very important as part of a whole
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5.9
A natural and lasting part of a person's body or mind
Antonyms
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Morphology
inbuilt = built (transparent) = in + build
The meaning is directly recoverable as 'built in' or 'forming part of the design' from the base 'built' plus the prefix-like element 'in'.
Etymology
The word inbuilt comes from the parts in- ('inside') and built ('made'). So an inbuilt quality is something made 'inside' a thing and is part of its nature or design.