reincarnate

[verb ree-in-kahr-neyt; adjective ree-in-kahr-nit, -neyt]

verb (used with object), re·in·car·nat·ed, re·in·car·nat·ing.

to give another body to; incarnate again.

adjective

incarnate anew.

Origin of reincarnate

First recorded in 1855–60; re- + incarnate

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019

Examples from the Web for reincarnate

Historical Examples of reincarnate

If anybody can attain to perfection in this life, he is no longer bound to reincarnate.
Reincarnation
Swami Abhedananda
It happens to be my night to reincarnate and I am glad you are here to keep me company.
The Ship Dwellers
Albert Bigelow Paine
We reincarnate in order to take another crack at the puzzle of evolution.
The Next Time We Die
Robert Moore Williams
The Great Lama of Thibet is believed to reincarnate immediately after death.
The Fairy-Faith in Celtic Countries
W. Y. Evans Wentz
Very frequently the soul is believed to reincarnate itself in the body of an animal.
The Elementary Forms of the Religious Life
Emile Durkheim

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for reincarnate

1858, from re- + incarnate. Related: Reincarnated; reincarnating. As an adjective from 1882.