Synonyms of instantiate

instantiate

verb

in-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt 

as in to embody

to represent in visible form

his imposing mansion is intended to instantiate for visitors his staggering success as an entrepreneur

Synonyms & Similar Words

• embody
• express
• incorporate
• manifest
• illustrate
• body
• personalize
• symbolize
• externalize
• exemplify
• realize
• personify
• incarnate
• materialize
• substantiate
• actualize
• epitomize
• concretize
• objectify
• typify
• image

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of instantiate

Are the humanities as they are currently instantiated in the American university system actually worth the Faustian bargains we are forced to make to keep them? — Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 12 Feb. 2026

In a sense, starting internally and drawing inspiration from the external world around her, her mother instantiated an understanding of beauty that captured the core of an individual. — Essence, 17 Dec. 2025

In other words, our intelligence is designed as an uncertainty-minimization function, and this is instantiated as a set of mental states (gears) controlled by the blue dot, LC network. — Marcus Weldon, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025

He feels burned by his efforts to instantiate popular sovereignty. — Shikha Dalmia, Washington Post, 13 Oct. 2025