"instantiate" meaning in English

See instantiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/ [UK, US] Forms: instantiates [present, singular, third-person], instantiating [participle, present], instantiated [participle, past], instantiated [past]
Etymology: From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate. Etymology templates: {{af|en|instāntia|-ate|id2=verb|lang1=la|pos2=verb-forming suffix}} Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix), {{surf|en|instance|-ate|id2=verb}} By surface analysis, instance + -ate Head templates: {{en-verb}} instantiate (third-person singular simple present instantiates, present participle instantiating, simple past and past participle instantiated)
  1. (transitive) To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Computing Synonyms (represent by a concrete instance): exemplify, embody, realize, channel Translations (to represent by a concrete instance): ilmentää (Finnish), toteuttaa (Finnish), instancier (French), instanziieren (German), instanciar (Spanish), exemplifiera (Swedish), ілюструвати прикладом (iljustruvaty prykladom) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-instantiate-en-verb-QbszvAvJ Disambiguation of Computing: 54 46 Categories (other): English links with manual fragments, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ate (verb), Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Greek translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 80 20 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ate (verb): 75 25 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 72 28 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 78 22 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Greek translations: 71 29 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 81 19 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 83 17 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 84 16 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 80 20 Disambiguation of 'represent by a concrete instance': 69 31 Disambiguation of 'to represent by a concrete instance': 71 29
  2. (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create an object (an instance) of a specific class. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Object-oriented programming, Computing Translations (to create an object of a specific class): luoda ilmentymä (Finnish), instantioida (Finnish), instancier (French), προτυποποιώ (protypopoió) (Greek), יצר מופע (yatsár mofá) (Hebrew), instanciar (Portuguese), инстанцировать (instancirovatʹ) (Russian)
    Sense id: en-instantiate-en-verb-lSoRI6nS Disambiguation of Computing: 54 46 Disambiguation of 'to create an object of a specific class': 3 97
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: instanciate Derived forms: coinstantiate, coinstantiation, instantiable, instantiatable, instantiation, reinstantiate, reinstantiation Related terms: coinstantial, instantial

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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