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verb
To be, or cause to be, reborn, especially in a different body or as a different species.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: ambitransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
having a new body
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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verb
cause to appear in a new form
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: renew
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: regenerate, restore, rejuvenate
verb
be born anew in another body after death
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: transmigrate
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: be born
History
Etymology tree Proto-Italic *wre- Latin re-der. Old French re-bor. Middle English re- English re- Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Italic *n̥- Latin in-bor. Middle English in- English in- English carnate English incarnate English reincarnate From re- + incarnate.
Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
