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Definitions for instantiate
ɪnˈstæn ʃiˌeɪtin·stan·ti·ate

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. instantiateverb

    represent by an instance

    "This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect"

  2. instantiateverb

    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"

Wiktionary

  1. instantiateverb

    To represent (something) by a concrete instance.

  2. instantiateverb

    To create an object (an instance) of a specific class.

  3. Etymology: From instantia.

ChatGPT

  1. instantiate

    To instantiate generally means to create an instance of something or represent an abstract concept by a concrete or tangible example. In computer programming, it often refers to create an object of a specific class or to realize a particular instance of a template or abstract data type.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of instantiate in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of instantiate in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

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