[in-stan-shee-eyt] 
| to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like). |
| in·stan·ti·ate (ĭn-stān'shē-āt') tr.v. in·stan·ti·at·ed, in·stan·ti·at·ing, in·stan·ti·ates To represent (an abstract concept) by a concrete or tangible example: "Two apples ... both instantiate the single universal redness" (J. Holloway). [Latin īnstantia, example; see instance + -ate1.] in·stan'ti·a'tion n., in·stan'tia·tive (-stān'shə-tĭv) adj. |
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