instantiate

== English == === Alternative forms === instanciate === Etymology === From Latin instāntia +‎ -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance +‎ -ate. === Pronunciation === (UK, US) IPA(key): /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/ === Verb === instantiate (third-person singular simple present instantiates, present participle instantiating, simple past and past participle instantiated) (transitive) To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance. [from 20th c.] (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create an object (an instance) of a specific class. [from 20th c.] ==== Synonyms ==== (represent by a concrete instance): exemplify, embody, realize, channel ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== coinstantial instantial ==== Translations ====