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instantiate.

To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.

11 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/UK, US
  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. To create an object (an instance) of a specific class.

    transitive
    To instantiate a class, we call its constructor.
Where this word comes from

From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate.

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