INSTANTIATE

instantiate

(verb) 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”

instantiate

(verb) represent by an instance; “This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

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

(transitive) To represent (something) by a concrete 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

Source: Wiktionary



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Word of the Day

8 June 2025

EXECUTION

(noun) (law) the completion of a legal instrument (such as a contract or deed) by signing it (and perhaps sealing and delivering it) so that it becomes legally binding and enforceable


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Coffee Trivia

According to Guinness World Records, the most massive cup of coffee contained 22,739.14 liters and was created by Alcaldía Municipal de Chinchiná (Colombia) at Parque de Bolívar, Chinchiná, Caldas, Colombia, on 15 June 2019. Fifty people worked for more than a month to build this giant cup. The drink prepared was Arabic coffee.

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