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in·stan·ti·ate
(ĭn-stăn'shē-āt') 
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To represent (an abstract concept) by a concrete or tangible example: "Two apples ... both instantiate the single universal redness" (J. Holloway).
instantiative in·stan'tia·tive (-stăn'shə-tĭv) adj.
tr.v., -at·ed, -at·ing, -ates.
To represent (an abstract concept) by a concrete or tangible example: "Two apples ... both instantiate the single universal redness" (J. Holloway).
[Latin īnstantia, example; see instance + -ATE1.]
instantiation in·stan'ti·a'tion n.instantiative in·stan'tia·tive (-stăn'shə-tĭv) adj.
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