Main Entry: in·stan·ti·ate
Pronunciation: in-'stan(t)-shE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -at·ed; -at·ing
Date: 1949
: to represent (an abstraction) by a concrete instance <heroes instantiate ideals -- W. J. Bennett>
- in·stan·ti·a·tion /-"stan(t)-shE-'A-sh&n/ noun