instantiate

[ in-stan-shee-eyt ]

verb (used with object),in·stan·ti·at·ed, in·stan·ti·at·ing.
  1. to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like).

Origin of instantiate

1
First recorded in 1945–50; from Medieval Latin īnstantia “example supporting a general proposition,” from Latin īnstanti-, taken as a combining form of īnstantia “presence, urgency, urgent supplication, steadfastness”; see origin at instance,-ate1

Other words from instantiate

  • in·stan·ti·a·tion, noun
  • in·stan·ti·a·tive, adjective

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British Dictionary definitions for instantiate

instantiate

/ (ɪnˈstænʃɪˌeɪt) /


verb
  1. (tr) to represent by an instance

Origin of instantiate

1
C20: from Latin instantia (see instance) + -ate 1

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