"uninstantiate" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: uninstantiates [present, singular, third-person], uninstantiating [participle, present], uninstantiated [participle, past], uninstantiated [past]
Etymology: un- + instantiate Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|un|instantiate}} un- + instantiate Head templates: {{en-verb}} uninstantiate (third-person singular simple present uninstantiates, present participle uninstantiating, simple past and past participle uninstantiated)
  1. (programming, transitive) To destroy or annul (an instance of something); to eliminate (a variable, object, etc.) that was created earlier. Tags: transitive Categories (topical): Programming Related terms: uninstantiation

Inflected forms

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