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

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Moran and Tilley both hope that the exhibition will help reincarnate some of that fearless attitude the city once had. Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 20 Feb. 2025 In stage two, they’re faced with visions of the past, and in stage three (the final stage), they’re reincarnated as something new, which restarts the six phases of life and death. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 28 Feb. 2025 On his first day of freedom, Tulio plans on ending his life, but a teenager knocks on his door, claiming to be Caio reincarnated. 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 See All Example Sentences for reincarnate

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 25 Mar. 2025.

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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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