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1. (v.t.) instantiate
to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, claim, etc.).
Etymology: (1945–50; < L instanti(a) (taken as comb. form of instance ) + -ate1)
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1. (verb) instantiate
represent by an instance
"This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect"
2. (verb) instantiate
find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
"The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect"
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