"instantiate" meaning in English

See instantiate in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/ [US, UK] Forms: instantiate [canonical], instantiates [third-person, singular], instantiated [past], instantiated [past, participle], instantiating [present, participle]
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  1. If you instantiate a concept, or principle, you represent it by an instance (example).
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