̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷chēˌāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin instantia presence, urgency + English -ate
: to represent (an abstraction or universal) by a concrete instance
• in·stan·ti·a·tion (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun -s
̷ ̷ˈ ̷ ̷chēˌāt transitive verb
( -ed/-ing/-s )
Etymology: Latin instantia presence, urgency + English -ate
: to represent (an abstraction or universal) by a concrete instance
• in·stan·ti·a·tion (ˌ) ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷ˈāshən noun -s
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012