v.
Pronunciation: in- ' stan(t)-sh ē - ˌ ā t
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form: -at · ed ; -at · ing
Date: 1949
: to represent (an abstraction) by a concrete instance <heroes instantiate ideals ― W. J. Bennett>
– in · stan · ti · a · tion \ - ˌ stan(t)-sh ē - ' ā -sh ə n \ noun