instantiate

verb

in·​stan·​ti·​ate in-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt How to pronounce instantiate (audio)
instantiated; instantiating

transitive verb

: to represent (an abstraction) by a concrete instance
heroes instantiate idealsW. J. Bennett
instantiation noun

Examples of instantiate in a Sentence

his imposing mansion is intended to instantiate for visitors his staggering success as an entrepreneur
Recent Examples on the Web For him, the values of America are synonymous with a particular theological understanding of Christianity, and the country’s ethical identity is instantiated in the message of the Bible. Letters To The Editor, Washington Post, 26 July 2024 The Way Forward Fundamentally, enterprises now face a decision point - remain, observers as AI reshapes competitive horizons or actively instantiates internal leadership to chart an intelligent course ahead. Mark Minevich, Forbes, 15 Feb. 2024 As the homepage’s load fluctuates throughout the day, Fargate instantiates more tasks as needed to handle the load. Lee Hutchinson, Ars Technica, 19 July 2023 But the past and the present and the future are actually instantiated simultaneously. Razib Khan, Discover Magazine, 19 May 2010 This case instantiates the core principle that simply refraining from discriminating or offering the same services to all children is not enough to ensure that students received a substantively equal education. Olatunde Johnson, Time, 29 June 2023 Right on the cusp of changing the economic paradigm, but before that paradigm was fully instantiated. How To Save A Country, The New Republic, 29 June 2023 What this tells us is that while DeepMind's powerful neural networks do instantiate a representation of the Breakout screen, this representation remains firmly anchored to raw pixels even at the higher levels of abstraction deep in the network. IEEE Spectrum, 14 Mar. 2023 The late, great Steve Jobs instantiated a corporate culture around this credo and used it to build one of the premier computing companies in the world. Clint Boulton, Forbes, 8 Mar. 2023

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Word History

Etymology

instanti-, form in derivation of instance entry 1 + -ate entry 4

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of instantiate was in 1949

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“Instantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/instantiate. Accessed 4 Nov. 2024.

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