Instantiate
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/ · Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Instantiate is a verb meaning (transitive) To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.
Meaning
(transitive) To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.
More Meanings
- (transitive, object-oriented programming) To create an object (an instance) of a specific class.
Example Sentences
To instantiate a class, we call its constructor.
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.
Word Forms
- instantiates
- instantiating
- instantiated
- instanciate
Synonyms for instantiate
Depending on context, synonyms include exemplify, embody, realize, channel.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include declare, instanciate, coinstantiate, incarnate, embody, represent.
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