transitive verb
-·at·ed, -·at·ing to represent as or by a concrete example
Origin of instantiate
from Classical Latin instantia, instance + -ateinstantiate
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instantiate
transitive verb
in·stan·ti·at·ed, in·stan·ti·at·ing, in·stan·ti·atesTo represent (an abstract concept) by a concrete or tangible example: “Two apples … both instantiate the single universal redness” ( J. Holloway )
Origin of instantiate
Latin īnstantia example ; see instance . -ate 1Related Forms:
- in·stan′ti·a′tion
noun
- in·stan′tia·tive
adjective
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present instantiates, present participle instantiating, simple past and past participle instantiated)
Origin
From Latin instāntia + -ate.
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instantiate - Computer Definition
(1) To launch or run.
(2) In object technology, to create an object of a specific class. See instance.
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