51Թ

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instantiate

[ in-stan-shee-eyt ]

verb (used with object)

instantiated, instantiating.
  1. to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like).


instantiate

/ ɪˈæʃɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. tr to represent by an instance
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • ·ٲt·tDz noun
  • ·ٲt·t adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of instantiate1

First recorded in 1945–50; from Medieval Latin īԲٲԳپ “example supporting a general proposition,” from Latin īԲٲԳپ-, taken as a combining form of īԲٲԳپ “presence, urgency, urgent supplication, steadfastness”; instance, -ate 1
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of instantiate1

C20: from Latin instantia (see instance ) + -ate 1
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Yet, in this dance between self-preservation and conformity, they instantiate the stereotypes they’re trying to escape.

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Before Justice Kennedy retired, conservatives on the court just didn't have the votes to instantiate this view that the Constitution mandates colorblindness.

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What sorts of catastrophes would instantiate an existential risk?

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His sense of entitlement was so potent that any hint that women's rights were being more fully instantiate, felt like a threat and an attack to him.

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Here, taxidermy becomes a way to instantiate our relationship to bodies—both our own and those of others.

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