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reincarnate

[ verb ree-in-kahr-neyt; adjective ree-in-kahr-nit, -neyt ]
/ verb ˌri ɪnˈkɑr neɪt; adjective ˌri ɪnˈkɑr nɪt, -neɪt /
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verb (used with object), re·in·car·nat·ed, re·in·car·nat·ing.
to give another body to; incarnate again.
adjective
incarnate anew.
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Origin of reincarnate

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + incarnate
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British Dictionary definitions for reincarnate

reincarnate

verb (riːˈɪnkɑːneɪt) (tr; often passive)
to cause to undergo reincarnation; be born again
adjective (ˌriːɪnˈkɑːnɪt)
born again in a new body
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