instantiate
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instantiate
- /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/ UK, US
Where it comes from
From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate.
verb instantiates · instantiating · instantiated · instanciate
- To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance. To see and test the result of one's CSS for any particular HTML element, one must instantiate that element in a document.
- To create an object (an instance) of a specific class. To instantiate a class, we call its constructor.
Translations
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verb to represent by a concrete instance
| Español | instanciar |
|---|---|
| Français | instancier |
| Deutsch | instanziieren |
| Tiếng Việt | căn cứ vào, quy cứ, làm cứ liệu cho |
verb to create an object of a specific class
| Português | instanciar |
|---|---|
| Français | instancier |
| Ελληνικά | προτυποποιώ protypopoió |
| Русский | инстанцировать instancirovatʹ |
| עברית | יצר מופע yatsár mofá |
Talk about this word "instantiate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/instantiate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. instantiate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/instantiate "instantiate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/instantiate.Cite this
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title = {instantiate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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