MEANING
To give a particular example or realization of an abstract type, rule, or concept.
Use it for
Words that belong together
- instantiate a principle
- instantiate a class
On the page
The case study instantiates the broader principle of shared responsibility.
Nearby words
Word forms
- Base
- instantiate
- Past tense
- instantiated
- Past participle
- instantiated
- Present participle
- instantiating
Full tense & aspect guide
- Present
- instantiate
- Present continuous
- am/is/are instantiating
- Present perfect
- have/has instantiated
- Present perfect continuous
- have/has been instantiating
- Past
- instantiated
- Past continuous
- was/were instantiating
- Past perfect
- had instantiated
- Past perfect continuous
- had been instantiating
- Future
- will instantiate
- Future continuous
- will be instantiating
- Future perfect
- will have instantiated
- Future perfect continuous
- will have been instantiating
Choose the auxiliary that agrees with your subject. These are constructions of one word, not separate entries.
Usage notes
Primary category: academic / formal. Forms: instantiate; instantiates; instantiated; instantiated; instantiating Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, explanation. Commonness: moderately common. Third-person singular: instantiates.
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