reincarnate
verb (used with object)
to give another body to; incarnate again.
reincarnated
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past participleof reincarnate.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof reincarnate.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
Example Sentences
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Rasputin is in fact an ex-Green Beret from Buffalo, N.Y., named Patrick, but he had a religious awakening and now claims to be the reincarnated spirit of the notorious Russian mystic.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
The 2CV, an iconic Citroen model popular for much of the Twentieth Century, will be coming back after production ceased in 1990, reincarnated as an electric vehicle, Citroen announced Thursday.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Throughout the book, elements from a talking fish to a possibly reincarnated dog exist alongside the bleak reality of a country so downtrodden and occupied that even its cartography isn’t in its own language.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 30, 2026
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.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
I tap headstones, wondering if anyone here has been reincarnated already.
From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera
