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

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Yee’s monster reincarnates again and again, taking on forms in tandem with the times. — Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025 If the ghost really wants to live, try reincarnating it into a different body. — Jd Barker, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026 When the tectonic plates began to pull apart millions of years later, those ancient faults at their edges reawakened, reincarnated as transform faults. — Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026 Nearly six decades later, My Two Cars revisits the automobile as a comedic focal point — this time without the complication of a deceased woman reincarnated as a car! — Marc Berman, Forbes.com, 21 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for reincarnate

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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

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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