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instantiate

in·stan·ti·ate
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-stan-shee-eyt]
    • /ɪnˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt/
    • /ɪnˈstæn.ʃi.eɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-stan-shee-eyt]
    • /ɪnˈstæn ʃiˌeɪt/

Definitions of instantiate word

  • abbreviation Technical meaning of INSTANTIATE instantiation 3
  • verb with object instantiate to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like). 1
  • noun instantiate Represent as or by an instance. 1
  • transitive verb instantiate exemplify, prove 1
  • noun Technical meaning of instantiate (programming)   Producing a more defined version of some object by replacing variables with values (or other variables). 1. In object-oriented programming, producing a particular object from its class template. This involves allocation of a structure with the types specified by the template, and initialisation of instance variables with either default values or those provided by the class's constructor function. 2. In logic programming, when unification binds a logic variable to some value. 3. In type checking, when type inference binds a type variable to some type. 4.   (multimedia)   A specific representation of an object or artifact. Examples of instantiations would be different images of an object, text translated into English and French or a video and a still image of a museum piece. 1
  • verb instantiate to represent by an instance 0

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Origin of instantiate

First appearance:

before 1945
One of the 6% newest English words
1945-50; < Latin instanti(a) (taken as combining form of instance) + -ate1

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Parts of speech for Instantiate

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

instantiate popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

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Synonyms for instantiate

verb instantiate

  • create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.

Antonyms for instantiate

verb instantiate

  • destroy — To destroy something means to cause so much damage to it that it is completely ruined or does not exist any more.

Top questions with instantiate

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