reincarnate

[ree-in-kahr-neyt, ree-in-kahr-nit, -neyt]

verb (used with object)

reincarnated, reincarnating 

1. to give another body to; incarnate again.

adjective

1. incarnate anew.

reincarnate

verb

1. to cause to undergo reincarnation; be born again

adjective

1. born again in a new body

Word History and Origins

Origin of reincarnate¹

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + incarnate

Example Sentences

So John Gradus is a journeyer in his own right, learning where he went wrong in life to reach the Lethe and reincarnate.

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According to Tibetan Buddhist tradition, the Dalai Lama is reincarnated after death - a process deeply rooted in spiritual customs, not political authority.

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These worries grew when the Dalai Lama suggested there might not be a reincarnated successor, and that it was up to the Tibetan people to decide.

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Tibetan Buddhists believe that their senior monks are reincarnated and a Dalai Lama is chosen by Buddhist officials if they are convinced that the one they are choosing harbours the soul of his predecessor.

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The comic imagined a conversation with a reincarnated Thomas Jefferson.

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