instantiate

instantiate
/in stan"shee ayt'/, v.t., instantiated, instantiating.
to provide an instance of or concrete evidence in support of (a theory, concept, claim, or the like).
[1945-50; < L instanti(a) (taken as comb. form of INSTANCE) + -ATE]

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