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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
born
adj
  1. brought into existence; "he was a child born of adultery"
    Antonym(s): unborn
  2. being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
    Synonym(s): natural, born(p), innate(p)
n
  1. British nuclear physicist (born in Germany) honored for his contributions to quantum mechanics (1882-1970)
    Synonym(s): Born, Max Born
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Bear \Bear\ (b[acir]r), v. t. [imp. {Bore} (b[omac]r) (formerly
      {Bare} (b[acir]r)); p. p. {Born} (b[ocir]rn), {Borne}
      (b[omac]r); p. pr. & vb. n. {Bearing}.] [OE. beren, AS.
      beran, beoran, to bear, carry, produce; akin to D. baren to
      bring forth, G. geb[84]ren, Goth. ba[a1]ran to bear or carry,
      Icel. bera, Sw. b[84]ra, Dan. b[91]re, OHG. beran, peran, L.
      ferre to bear, carry, produce, Gr. fe`rein, OSlav brati to
      take, carry, OIr. berim I bear, Skr. bh[rsdot] to bear.
      [root]92. Cf. {Fertile}.]
      1. To support or sustain; to hold up.
  
      2. To support and remove or carry; to convey.
  
                     I 'll bear your logs the while.         --Shak.
  
      3. To conduct; to bring; -- said of persons. [Obs.]
  
                     Bear them to my house.                        --Shak.
  
      4. To possess and use, as power; to exercise.
  
                     Every man should bear rule in his own house.
                                                                              --Esther i.
                                                                              22.
  
      5. To sustain; to have on (written or inscribed, or as a
            mark), as, the tablet bears this inscription.
  
      6. To possess or carry, as a mark of authority or
            distinction; to wear; as, to bear a sword, badge, or name.
  
      7. To possess mentally; to carry or hold in the mind; to
            entertain; to harbor --Dryden.
  
                     The ancient grudge I bear him.            --Shak.
  
      8. To endure; to tolerate; to undergo; to suffer.
  
                     Should such a man, too fond to rule alone, Bear,
                     like the Turk, no brother near the throne. --Pope.
  
                     I cannot bear The murmur of this lake to hear.
                                                                              --Shelley.
  
                     My punishment is greater than I can bear. --Gen. iv.
                                                                              13.
  
      9. To gain or win. [Obs.]
  
                     Some think to bear it by speaking a great word.
                                                                              --Bacon.
  
                     She was . . . found not guilty, through bearing of
                     friends and bribing of the judge.      --Latimer.
  
      10. To sustain, or be answerable for, as blame, expense,
            responsibility, etc.
  
                     He shall bear their iniquities.         --Is. liii.
                                                                              11.
  
                     Somewhat that will bear your charges. --Dryden.
  
      11. To render or give; to bring forward. [bd]Your testimony
            bear[b8] --Dryden.
  
      12. To carry on, or maintain; to have. [bd]The credit of
            bearing a part in the conversation.[b8] --Locke.
  
      13. To admit or be capable of; that is, to suffer or sustain
            without violence, injury, or change.
  
                     In all criminal cases the most favorable
                     interpretation should be put on words that they can
                     possibly bear.                                 --Swift.
  
      14. To manage, wield, or direct. [bd]Thus must thou thy body
            bear.[b8] --Shak. Hence: To behave; to conduct.
  
                     Hath he borne himself penitently in prison ?
                                                                              --Shak.
  
      15. To afford; to be to; to supply with.
  
                     His faithful dog shall bear him company. --Pope.
  
      16. To bring forth or produce; to yield; as, to bear apples;
            to bear children; to bear interest.
  
                     Here dwelt the man divine whom Samos bore.
                                                                              --Dryden.
  
      Note: In the passive form of this verb, the best modern usage
               restricts the past participle born to the sense of
               brought forth, while borne is used in the other senses
               of the word. In the active form, borne alone is used as
               the past participle.
  
      {To bear down}.
            (a) To force into a lower place; to carry down; to
                  depress or sink. [bd]His nose, . . . large as were
                  the others, bore them down into insignificance.[b8]
                  --Marryat.
            (b) To overthrow or crush by force; as, to bear down an
                  enemy.
  
      {To bear a hand}.
            (a) To help; to give assistance.
            (b) (Naut.) To make haste; to be quick.
  
      {To bear in hand}, to keep (one) up in expectation, usually
            by promises never to be realized; to amuse by false
            pretenses; to delude. [Obs.] [bd]How you were borne in
            hand, how crossed.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To bear in mind}, to remember.
  
      {To bear off}.
            (a) To restrain; to keep from approach.
            (b) (Naut.) To remove to a distance; to keep clear from
                  rubbing against anything; as, to bear off a blow; to
                  bear off a boat.
            (c) To gain; to carry off, as a prize.
  
      {To bear one hard}, to owe one a grudge. [Obs.] [bd]C[91]sar
            doth bear me hard.[b8] --Shak.
  
      {To bear out}.
            (a) To maintain and support to the end; to defend to the
                  last. [bd]Company only can bear a man out in an ill
                  thing.[b8] --South.
            (b) To corroborate; to confirm.
  
      {To bear up}, to support; to keep from falling or sinking.
            [bd]Religious hope bears up the mind under sufferings.[b8]
            --Addison.
  
      Syn: To uphold; sustain; maintain; support; undergo; suffer;
               endure; tolerate; carry; convey; transport; waft.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Born \Born\ (b[ocir]rn), p. p. & a. [See {Bear}, v. t.]
      1. Brought forth, as an animal; brought into life; introduced
            by birth.
  
                     No one could be born into slavery in Mexico.
                                                                              --Prescott.
  
      2. Having from birth a certain character; by or from birth;
            by nature; innate; as, a born liar. [bd]A born
            matchmaker.[b8] --W. D. Howells.
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