to reincarnate
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7.3
- verb
- /ˌriːɪnˈkɑːrneɪt/
:
revivir
- Propaganda, that I had thought died out in the 1980s, should not be reincarnated.
Examples
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Ten years later, the project was reincarnated several times over the course of the following decade to critical and popular acclaim.
Academic text (2003) -
Having already worried that Microsoft had reincarnated Steve Jobs, Apple's surviving co-founder now worries that Redmond might be simply more creative.
Blog text (17) -
In a few weeks, the building will reincarnate once again.
Blog text (13) -
"With the Caspian tiger, we might be able to 'reincarnate' a big cat we thought was gone forever.
Academic text (2010) -
The curriculum of 1965 was reincarnated in 1985!
Academic text (1994) -
The novel Cloud Atlas spans several interconnected short stories starring a cast that is repeatedly reincarnated in different settings.
Blog text (4) -
In the sixties, it became student apartments, and during the real estate boom of the early eighties, the building was again reincarnated, this time into the present six "semi-luxurious" co-ops.
Fiction book (1996) -
Neoclassical growth theory was the foundation for Julian Simon's work, recently reincarnated in Bjorn Lomborg's Skeptical Environmentalist.
Academic text (2002) -
The fashion industry often looks to reincarnate vintage styles for modern audiences.
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To keep the legend alive, the filmmakers decided to reincarnate the classic character in a new movie.
Synonyms
102
4.3
Make a thing or person look new and work better
44
7.3
Bring back to life after death or a long absence
43
3.9
To bring something back after it was gone or not used
37
4.3
To bring back something that stopped or was lost
33
5.1
Make a feeling or interest strong again
18
7.0
Form something again after it has been destroyed or changed
16
7.2
To bring back life and energy to a person or thing
15
4.6
To make an interest, feeling, or activity start again after it stopped
13
3.4
Give something a new, modern look
9
4.7
Think of something in a new way
9
4.8
To make people and things alive or working again
6
5.5
Bring something back to a better or original state
1
4.7
To change and improve an idea, plan, or computer program
1
6.5
To make something again using new ways or tools
1
6.2
To start something again after it has stopped
Antonyms
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Morphology
Etymology
Reincarnate comes from Latin parts re- 'again' and carne 'flesh', the same 'carne' you see in carnivore which means 'meat-eater', so it literally means 'become flesh again'. A helpful way to remember the verb use for ideas or products is to imagine giving them a new 'body' or new life.