verb
reincarnate
verb
1
To be reborn in a new body after death, or to cause this to happen.
"Some traditions teach that the soul reincarnates many times before reaching enlightenment."
"The story imagines a warrior reincarnated as a housecat."
How to Use Reincarnate
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo come back to life in a different body.
Common pairings
reincarnate as
believe in reincarnation
Word Forms
reincarnated past tense, reincarnates singular
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Etymology
From re- ("again") plus incarnate, "made flesh," from Latin caro/carnis ("flesh") — the same root as carnival and carnivore.