Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

instantiate

/ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.99 in modern English

Syllables: in-stan-ti-ate
IPA: /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.

Transitive verb

verb

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

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"To see and test the result of one's CSS for any particular HTML element, one must instantiate that element in a document."
"In the eighteenth century, this was instantiated in writings which developed the view that ‘savages’ exhibited more virtue and moral nobility than their conquerors."
"To instantiate a class, we call its constructor."

Etymology

From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/
British English: /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/

Usage

Transitive verb

Subject

Wiktionary places this term in Computing.

Inflected Forms

instantiates (present, singular) instantiating (participle, present) instantiated (participle, past) instantiated (past) instanciate (alternative)

Derived Forms

coinstantiate coinstantiated coinstantiation instantiable instantiatable instantiation instantiator reinstantiate reinstantiation uninstantiate uninstantiated

Frequently Paired Words

coinstantial instantial

Synonyms

exemplify embody realize channel

Questions

How do you pronounce instantiate?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/.
What does instantiate mean?: To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.
Where does instantiate come from?: From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate.

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