reincarnate
verb
re·in·car·nate
ˌrē-ən-ˈkär-ˌnāt 
(ˌ)rē-ˈin-ˌkär-
reincarnated; reincarnating; reincarnates
: to incarnate again
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In 2018, it was announced that the 15-acre property was to be redeveloped into a residential office project and would retain several of the historic structures and iconic signs and reincarnate the café and music venue space.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
When the tectonic plates began to pull apart millions of years later, those ancient faults at their edges reawakened, reincarnated as transform faults.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Yee’s monster reincarnates again and again, taking on forms in tandem with the times.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
An abusive stepdad reincarnated as an undercooked turkey carcass.
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Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 5 Mar. 2026
When the tectonic plates began to pull apart millions of years later, those ancient faults at their edges reawakened, reincarnated as transform faults.
—Evan Howell, Scientific American, 4 Feb. 2026
Yee’s monster reincarnates again and again, taking on forms in tandem with the times.
—Dennis Zhou, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
An abusive stepdad reincarnated as an undercooked turkey carcass.
—Miriam Gershow, Literary Hub, 1 Dec. 2025
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“Reincarnate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reincarnate. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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reincarnate
verb
re·in·car·nate
ˌrē-ən-ˈkär-ˌnāt
reincarnated; reincarnating
: to give a new or different body or form to
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