reincarnate
verb
re·in·car·nate
ˌrē-ən-ˈkär-ˌnāt 
(ˌ)rē-ˈin-ˌkär-
reincarnated; reincarnating; reincarnates
: to incarnate again
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On his first day of freedom, Tulio plans on ending his life, but a teenager knocks on his door, claiming to be Caio reincarnated.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Holmes meanwhile has been successfully reincarnated in two major ways this century, with that success spilling over into revisions of Poe.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Feb. 2025
Perhaps this staging area includes the steampunk-ish hell-basement filled with ominously crackling and humming electrical equipment that sucks Cooper through a portal (sans shoes, like a religious pilgrim entering a house of worship) and reincarnates him on the floor of Dougie’s secret other place.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
After going viral for reincarnating the title character from 2003’s Elf — as a beer-drinking and cigarette-smoking brooder, no less — Will Ferrell explained the thought and preparation process behind the stunt.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
Holmes meanwhile has been successfully reincarnated in two major ways this century, with that success spilling over into revisions of Poe.
—Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 7 Feb. 2025
Perhaps this staging area includes the steampunk-ish hell-basement filled with ominously crackling and humming electrical equipment that sucks Cooper through a portal (sans shoes, like a religious pilgrim entering a house of worship) and reincarnates him on the floor of Dougie’s secret other place.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
After going viral for reincarnating the title character from 2003’s Elf — as a beer-drinking and cigarette-smoking brooder, no less — Will Ferrell explained the thought and preparation process behind the stunt.
—Natalie Oganesyan, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
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reincarnate
verb
re·in·car·nate
ˌrē-ən-ˈkär-ˌnāt
reincarnated; reincarnating
: to give a new or different body or form to
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