The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
v. To represent (an abstract concept) by a concrete or tangible example: "Two apples ... both instantiate the single universal redness” ( J. Holloway).
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v. find an instance of (a word or particular usage of a word)
v. represent by an instance
Word Usage
"I use the word "instantiate" because the older word "manufacture" has the wrong etymology."