reincarnate

verb
re·​in·​car·​nate | \ ˌrē-ən-ˈkär-ˌnāt How to pronounce reincarnate (audio) , (ˌ)rē-ˈin-ˌkär-\
reincarnated; reincarnating; reincarnates

Definition of reincarnate

transitive verb

: to incarnate again

Examples of reincarnate in a Sentence

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The insight shared with us is told by the family dog who wishes to be reincarnated someday as a human. Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘Angel Has Fallen’ and ‘Overcomer’ open Friday," 20 Aug. 2019 The leaders are believed to be manifestations of the Bodhisattva, or Buddha, of Compassion, enlightened beings who choose to reincarnate to serve others. Sugam Pokharel And Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "Dalai Lama apologizes for 'attractive' female successor remark," 2 July 2019 The insight shared with us is told by the family dog who wishes to be reincarnated someday as a human. Guy Hanford, Ramona Sentinel, "Flickers: ‘Brian Banks’ and ‘The Kitchen’ open Friday," 8 Aug. 2019 The actor stars in The Art of Racing in the Rain as the voice of Enzo, a dog who wants to be reincarnated as a human and tries to help his human family, Denny and Eve Swift (Milo Ventimiglia and Amanda Seyfried) through their ups and downs. Alexia Fernandez, PEOPLE.com, "Family Night Out! Kevin Costner, His Wife and Their 3 Kids Enjoy a Los Angeles Premiere," 2 Aug. 2019 The leaders are believed to be manifestations of the Bodhisattva, or Buddha, of Compassion, enlightened beings who choose to reincarnate to serve others. Sugam Pokharel And Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "Dalai Lama apologizes for 'attractive' female successor remark," 2 July 2019 His story of a furry best friend who wants to be reincarnated as a human race car driver is coming to theaters Aug. 9. Tatia Woldt, Dallas News, "Dog About Town: A dating app’s launch, a pool party and more things to do," 2 Aug. 2019 So what would that look like if this Mind Flayer reincarnates itself in a creature that’s much more like a dinosaur or like a deformed dinosaur, like Frankenstein’s deformed dinosaur? Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, "Behind the Scenes: Stranger Things 3 podcast reveals how puberty inspired the Mind Flayer's monster," 25 July 2019 The leaders are believed to be manifestations of the Bodhisattva, or Buddha, of Compassion, enlightened beings who choose to reincarnate to serve others. Sugam Pokharel And Harmeet Kaur, CNN, "Dalai Lama apologizes for 'attractive' female successor remark," 2 July 2019

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First Known Use of reincarnate

1858, in the meaning defined above

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