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Etymologies from The American Heritage Dictionary [Latin cōnātiō , cōnātiōn- , effort, from cōnātus , past participle of cōnārī , to try.] from Wiktionary From Latin conatio ("an act of attempting") Examples Adulthood is often referred to as the point of conation . Daddy? When Am I Ready To Have Sex? 2009 This can, of course be considered either a specific acceptance, or the more general and important aspect of human maturation called “ conation ”—the acceptance of responsibility.