reincarnate

C2+ Topic:Actions & Processes

Also spelled re-incarnate

US /ˌriɪnˈkɑrneɪt/ UK /ˌriːɪnˈkɑːneɪt/ See IPA manual

Meanings

1

verb
to cause to be reborn in another body; to embody anew

Some believe the soul will reincarnate in a new form after death.

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Synonyms

1 verb · to cause to be reborn in... reembodyrebirthtransmigratereborn

Word family

Derived forms reincarnationreincarnatedreincarnating

Related forms incarnate carnal carnage incarnation

Etymology

From re- ('again') + incarnate, from Late Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare ('to make flesh'), from in- ('in') + caro ('flesh').

re- Latin incarnare Late Latin caro Latin

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# reincarnate

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C2+
**Part of speech:** verb
**IPA (US):** /ˌriɪnˈkɑrneɪt/
**IPA (UK):** /ˌriːɪnˈkɑːneɪt/

## Meanings
1. to cause to be reborn in another body; to embody anew

## Examples
- Some believe the soul will reincarnate in a new form after death.

## Synonyms
- reembody
- rebirth
- transmigrate
- reborn

## Derived Forms
- reincarnation
- reincarnated
- reincarnating

## Related Forms
- incarnate
- carnal
- carnage
- incarnation

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: re-
- Root: incarnare
- Root: caro

## Etymology
From re- ('again') + incarnate, from Late Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare ('to make flesh'), from in- ('in') + caro ('flesh').

## AI Etymology
Reincarnate comes from re- ('again') + incarnate, from Late Latin incarnatus, past participle of incarnare ('to make flesh'), from in- ('in') + caro ('flesh'). The historical chain includes Latin re-, Late Latin incarnare, and Latin caro. Older glosses in the chain include "again", "to make flesh", "in", and "flesh", which help explain the semantic range of the modern word. Morphologically, reincarnate is best read as compound and borrowing, yielding an English verb and adjective shaped by both form history and later usage. In current English it functions as a verb and adjective, with the sense "to cause to be reborn in another body; to embody anew". English derivatives include reincarnation, reincarnated, and reincarnating; related forms include incarnate, carnal, carnage, and incarnation. The result is an English verb and adjective whose etymology preserves the older forms while supporting the word's specialized modern meaning.

## Topics
- Actions & Processes
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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