INSTANTIATE


Meaning of INSTANTIATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ in-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt ]

transitive verb

( -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 -ˌstan(t)-shē-ˈā-shən noun

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