instantiate

IPA: ɪnstˈænʃieɪt

(transitive) To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.
(transitive, object-oriented programming) To create an object (an instance) of a specific class.

Examples of "instantiate" in Sentences

I use the word "instantiate" because the older word "manufacture" has the wrong etymology.
Many thanks to Assistant Professor Rob Rupert for trying to "instantiate" this pitiful thing that he calls "philosophy."
Every type is assigned a number and then those numbers are used to 'instantiate' those types, by giving offsets/sizes of serialized blobs.
What if writing test helpers requires instantiating dependencies that are difficult to instantiate, which is why you haven't bothered writing tests to begin with?
Associated with the class are one or more methods and fields that are implemented in a specific language such as instantiate a class, you create an object (something real that can be executed in the computer).