instantiate

English

Etymology

From Latin instāntia +‎ -ate.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /ɪnˈstanʃɪeɪt/

Verb

instantiate (third-person singular simple present instantiates, present participle instantiating, simple past and past participle instantiated)

1. (transitive) To represent (something) by a concrete instance. [from 20th c.]
   • 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 195:

     In the eighteenth century, this was instantiated in writings which developed the view that ‘savages’ exhibited more virtue and moral nobility than their conquerors.

2. (transitive, object-orientated computing) To create an object (an instance) of a specific class. [from 20th c.]

Synonyms

• (represent a concept): exemplify

Translations

to represent by a concrete instance

• Finnish: ilmentää (fi), toteuttaa (fi)
• French: instancier (fr)

• German: instanziieren (de)
• Greek: greek (el) (greek)

to create an object of a specific class

• Finnish: luoda ilmentymä

• Hebrew: יצר מופע (he) (yatsár mofá)