Refine this word faster
Instantiate
verb
Definitions
Verb
- 1 To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance. transitive
"To see and test the result of one's CSS for any particular HTML element, one must instantiate that element in a document."
- 2 find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word) wordnet
- 3 To create an object (an instance) of a specific class. transitive
"To instantiate a class, we call its constructor."
- 4 represent by an instance wordnet
Etymology
From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate.
See also for "instantiate"
Next best steps
Mini challenge
Unscramble this word: instantiate