transitive verb.
To represent (an abstract concept) by a concrete or tangible example.
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verb.
find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
verb.
represent by an instance
Word Usage
"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?"