instantiate
verb/ɪnˈstænʃieɪt/UK
Etymology
From Latin instāntia + -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, instance + -ate.
- derived from instāntia + -ate
Definitions
To represent (a concept, theme, or principle) by an instance.
- To see and test the result of one's CSS for any particular HTML element, one must instantiate that element in a document.
- In the eighteenth century, this was instantiated in writings which developed the view that ‘savages’ exhibited more virtue and moral nobility than their conquerors.
To create an object (an instance) of a specific class.
- To instantiate a class, we call its constructor.
The neighborhood
- neighborcoinstantial
- neighborinstantial
Vish — recursive loop
A definitional loop anchored at instantiate. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.
A definitional loop anchored at instantiate. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.
10 hops · closes at instantiate
curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.
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