instantiate

ɪnˈstæn.ʃi.eɪt

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Definition of instantiate - Reverso English Dictionary

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representation

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represent a concept by an instance

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The artist instantiated the theme of freedom in her work.

embody

exemplify

materialize

technology

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create an object from a class in programming

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The developer instantiated a new object from the class.

create

materialize

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Origin of instantiate

Latin, instans (present) + -ate (suffix)

Examples of instantiate in a sentence

He instantiated his ideas through detailed models.
You need to instantiate the class before using it.
They instantiated multiple objects for the simulation.

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French:matérialiser, instancier, ...
German:darstellen, instanziieren, ...
Italian:rappresentare, istanziate, ...
Spanish:instanciar, ...
Portuguese:instanciar, criar, ...
Chinese:体现, 创建对象, ...
Japanese:具現化する, インスタンス化する, ...
Arabic:جَسَّدَ, أَنْشَأَ كائناً, ...
Hebrew:לְיַצֵּג בְּאֶמְצָעוּת דֻּגְמָה, לִיצוֹר, ...
Russian:инстанцировать, создавать экземпляр, ...
Ukrainian:втілювати, створити, ...
Hindi:प्रस्तुत करना, ऑब्जेक्ट बनाना, ...
Bengali:উপস্থাপন করা, তৈরি করা, ...
Catalan:representar, crear un objecte, ...
Czech:ztělesnit, instanciovat, ...
Danish:repræsentere, oprette, ...
Dutch:verbeelden, instantiëren, ...
Greek:αντιπροσωπεύω, δημιουργώ αντικείμενο, ...
Hungarian:megtestesíteni, példányosítani, ...
Khmer:តំណាងដោយ, បង្កើតអុបជែកពីថ្នាក់, ...
Korean:나타내다, 생성하다, ...
Persian:به نمایش گذاشت, ایجاد کرد, ...
Polish:przedstawić, tworzyć, ...
Portuguese (BR):instanciar, ...
Romanian:a întruchipa, a instanția, ...
Swedish:gestalta, instansiera, ...
Thai:แสดง, สร้าง, ...
Turkish:temsil etmek, oluşturmak, ...
Vietnamese:thể hiện, tạo, ...

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