Instantiate: Meaning And Etymology

in·stan·ti·ate

/ɪnˈstænʃiˌeɪt/

verb (used with object), in·stan·ti·at·ed, in·stan·ti·at·ing.

to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like).

Origin: 

1945–50; < Latin instanti ( a ) (taken as combining form of instance) + -ate

Related forms

in·stan·ti·a·tion, noun

in·stan·ti·a·tive, adjective