Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense reincarnates, present participle reincarnating, past tense, past participle reincarnated
verb [usually passive]
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.
...their belief that human souls were reincarnated in the bodies of turtles. [beVERB-ed]
...a reincarnated soul. [VERB-ed]
[Also VERB]
reincarnate in British English
verb (ˌriːɪnˈkɑːneɪt)(often passive)
1.
to cause to undergo reincarnation; be born again
adjective (ˌriːɪnˈkɑːnɪt)
2.
born again in a new body
reincarnate in American English
(ˌriɪnˈkɑrneɪt)
verb transitiveWord forms: ˌreinˈcarnated or ˌreinˈcarnating
to incarnate again; cause to undergo reincarnation