instantiate

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Synonyms: instanciate, insatiate, instantiated, instantial, insaniate, instantiates, instantize, distantiate, instantiative

Antonyms: instanciate, insatiate, instantiated, instantial, insaniate, instantiates, instantize, distantiate, instantiative

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Verb

1. {{lb|en|transitive}} To {{l|en|represent#Verb}} (a {{l|en|concept#Noun}}, {{l|en|theme#Noun}}, or {{l|en|principle#Noun}}) by an {{l|en|instance#Noun}}. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}
2. {{lb|en|transitive|object-oriented programming}} To [[create]] an [[object]] (an instance) of a specific [[class]]. {{defdate|from 20th c.}}

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