/ɪnstæˈnʃiejˌt/ - [instansheeeyt] - in•stan•ti•ate
We found 3 definitions of instantiate from 2 different sources.
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instantiate - find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word); "The linguists could not instantiate this sense of the noun that he claimed existed in a certain dialect" | ||
detect, notice, discover, observe, find discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of; "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint" | ||
instantiate - represent by an instance; "This word instantiates the usage that the linguists claimed to be typical for a certain dialect" | ||
represent point out or draw attention to in protest or remonstrance; "our parents represented to us the need for more caution" |