Meanings
present singular third person instantiates · participle present instantiating · participle past instantiated · past instantiated · alternative instanciate
- transitiveTo represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.First known use 20th c.
To see and test the result of one's CSS for any particular HTML element, one must instantiate that element in a document.
1 more example
In the eighteenth century, this was instantiated in writings which developed the view that ‘savages’ exhibited more virtue and moral nobility than their conquerors.
2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 195
Synonyms & antonyms
Origin
From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Czech znázornit, znázorňovat
- znázornitto represent by a concrete instance
- znázorňovatto represent by a concrete instance
- zosobňovatto represent by a concrete instance
- zosobnitto represent by a concrete instance
- doložit příklademto represent by a concrete instance
- uvést příkladto represent by a concrete instance
Finnish ilmentää, toteuttaa
- ilmentääto represent by a concrete instance
- toteuttaato represent by a concrete instance
- luoda ilmentymäto create an object of a specific class
- instantioidato create an object of a specific class
French instancier, instancier
- instancierto represent by a concrete instance
- instancierto create an object of a specific class
German instanziieren
- instanziierento represent by a concrete instance
Greek προτυποποιώ
- προτυποποιώ (protypopoió)to create an object of a specific class
Hebrew יצר מופע
- יצר מופע (yatsár mofá)to create an object of a specific class
Portuguese instanciar
- instanciarto create an object of a specific class
Russian инстанцировать
- инстанцировать (instancirovatʹ)to create an object of a specific class
Spanish instanciar
- instanciarto represent by a concrete instance
Swedish exemplifiera
- exemplifierato represent by a concrete instance
Ukrainian ілюструвати прикладом
- ілюструвати прикладом (iljustruvaty prykladom)to represent by a concrete instance
Vietnamese căn cứ vào, quy cứ
- căn cứ vàoto represent by a concrete instance
- quy cứto represent by a concrete instance
- làm cứ liệu choto represent by a concrete instance
Cite this entry
instantiate. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantiate
“instantiate.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantiate. Accessed November 2, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “instantiate,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/instantiate.
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