reincarnate

re·in·car·nate

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [verb ree-in-kahr-neyt; adjective ree-in-kahr-nit, -neyt]
- /verb ˌri ɪnˈkɑr neɪt; adjective ˌri ɪnˈkɑr nɪt, -neɪt/
- /ˌriː.ɪn.kɑːˈneɪt/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [verb ree-in-kahr-neyt; adjective ree-in-kahr-nit, -neyt]
- /verb ˌri ɪnˈkɑr neɪt; adjective ˌri ɪnˈkɑr nɪt, -neɪt/

Definitions of reincarnate word

verb with object reincarnate to give another body to; incarnate again. 1
adjective reincarnate incarnate anew. 1
adjective reincarnate born into a new body 1
adjective reincarnate personified, made flesh 1
transitive verb reincarnate be born into a new body 1
verb reincarnate If people believe that they will be reincarnated when they die, they believe that their spirit will be born again and will live in the body of another person or animal. 0

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Origin of reincarnate

First appearance:

before 1855

One of the 30% newest English words

First recorded in 1855-60; re- + incarnate

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Parts of speech for Reincarnate

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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reincarnate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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