reincarnate

verb

re·​in·​car·​nate ˌrē-ən-ˈkär-ˌnāt How to pronounce reincarnate (audio)
(ˌ)rē-ˈin-ˌkär-
reincarnated; reincarnating; reincarnates

transitive verb

: to incarnate again

Examples of reincarnate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Only then, after the purification of flames, can their souls reincarnate. Bhadra Sharma, New York Times, 11 June 2024 By ending collective rule and crowning himself the unilateral leader, Xi has reincarnated China as a highly centralized, neo-Maoist techno-autocracy. Orville Schell, Foreign Affairs, 22 June 2021 Any former president with a presidential library could be digitally reincarnated. Robert Moran, Baltimore Sun, 11 Apr. 2024 Heavenly Dog, starring Chevy Chase as a detective reincarnated as a pooch — 1987 and 2004; two telefilms that aired in 1978 and others that aired in 1980 and 1981; and the 1983 CBS kids series Benji, Zax & the Alien Prince. Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 15 Mar. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reincarnate 

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Word History

First Known Use

1858, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of reincarnate was in 1858

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“Reincarnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reincarnate. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

Kids Definition

reincarnate

verb
re·​in·​car·​nate ˌrē-ən-ˈkär-ˌnāt How to pronounce reincarnate (audio)
reincarnated; reincarnating
: to give a new or different body or form to

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