instantiate

verb

in-ˈstan(t)-shē-ˌāt How to pronounce instantiate (audio)
Definition of instantiatenext
as in to embody
to represent in visible form his imposing mansion is intended to instantiate for visitors his staggering success as an entrepreneur

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Recent Examples of instantiate In a sense, starting internally and drawing inspiration from the external world around her, her mother instantiated an understanding of beauty that captured the core of an individual. — Essence, 17 Dec. 2025 Here, the sado-sensual yearning of the Confederacy to instantiate itself through the fetishes and reliquaries of figurative sculpture is shown as hollow, impotent, all too discomfiting, and very real. — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026 Harwicz’s novels are more hallucinatory than supernatural—but a more provocative distinction between her books and others in this semi-subgenre is that, for her characters, motherhood does not cause animal rage and instability so much as instantiate them. — Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 8 Oct. 2025 Born in a time and place of unadulterated optimism, this hybrid figure of masculinity was a template of superhuman possibility, which Lissitzky imagined would be even more compelling when the drawing was instantiated as an artificial performer. — Jonathon Keats, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for instantiate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for instantiate
  1. embody
  2. express
  3. incorporate
  4. manifest
Verb
  • Led by husband-and-wife team Austin and Olivia Kelleher, each headcover is made in the Hudson Valley and embodies sustainability, artistry, and the enduring spirit of the game.
    — RS Editors, Rolling Stone, 2 July 2026
  • Their solution targets embodied carbon, the emissions baked into the hardware before it is ever switched on, encompassing all the energy and process gases consumed in manufacturing it.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 2 July 2026
Definition of embody
Verb
  • Witnesses expressed shock over the incident, with one man arriving to his Walmart to shop and finding the parking lot covered in crime scene tape.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • The daycare later released a statement expressing condolences and pledging support for the family.
    — Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of express
Verb
  • The actors learned how to sail and how to row and the boat’s 26-man crew were dressed as extras and incorporated into the movie.
    — Kenneth Turan, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
  • Tennis and pickleball courts, a spa and wellness center where therapies incorporate local botanicals and traditional Hawaiian techniques, four pools (including an adults-only option), and direct beach access.
    — Beth Luberecki, USA Today, 7 July 2026
Definition of incorporate
Verb
  • This legislation is arriving not because consumers demanded it, but because the attempt at collective pushes for ESG failed to manifest.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 29 June 2026
  • Rabies is preventable if this regimen is administered quickly but is almost invariably fatal once symptoms manifest.
    — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 29 June 2026
Definition of manifest

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“Instantiate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/instantiate. Accessed 7 Jul. 2026.

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